A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Coldwater Creek, et al. matter, heard in the San Francisco County Superior Court, was entered on February 27, 2003. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Coldwater Creek sold tiffany style lamps containing lead and lead compounds in the State of California without providing the...
A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Chinese Craftsmen, Inc. dba Berkeley Designs, et al. matter, heard in the San Francisco County Superior Court, was entered on May 19, 2003. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Chinese Craftsmen, Inc. dba Berkeley Designs sold picture frames containing lead and lead compounds in...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling defendant Chadwick's of Boston, Ltd. executed a Consent Judgment on November 7, 2001, which the Superior Court of California County of Alameda subsequently approved, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that Chadwick's sold picture frames containing the heavy metal lead and/or lead compounds in the State of California...
On August 16, 2010, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Central Garden & Pet Company; Matthews Redwood and Nursery Supply, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendants, Central Garden & Pet Company and Matthews Redwood and Nursery Supply ( collectively "Central"), sold vinyl coated...
On February 27, 2012, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered an Amended Consent Judgment in Held v. S. Goldberg and Co., Inc., et al., which allowed defendants Nina Footwear, Inc. ("Nina") and Mamiye Brothers, Inc. ("Mamiye"), to opt-in to the original Consent Judgment, dated August 20, 2010, resolving citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E...
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) as a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive toxicity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65).
MIBK must be listed under Proposition 65 as a...
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has adopted the Safer Consumer Products regulation. Effective October 1, 2013, manufacturers will be required to seek safer chemical alternatives to potentially hazardous ingredients historically used in common consumer products.
In the coming months, the DTSC will prepare and publish a list of Candidate...
Negotiations to reform California’s landmark consumer right-to-know law stalled last week between Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration and various interest groups, Christopher Arns of the Sacramento Business Journal reported last week. Stakeholders had hoped to introduce changes to the law before the California Legislature began its midterm recess on September...
On January 12, 2004, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., and settling defendant Catamount Glassware entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Leeman's allegations that Catamount sold certain glassware with colored artwork, designs, or markings containing lead (or lead compounds) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Excerpted from full article at Furniture Today:
Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea has filed an out-of-court settlement in a Proposition 65 complaint with law firm The Chanler Group.
The Chanler Group is a professional Prop 65 litigant. Its complaint with Ikea covers changing pads. The settlement was listed on the California Attorney General's website.
To settle all...
