Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Cascade Lead Products entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 9, 1999. This agreement was later brought before the Alameda County Superior Court for approval on August 26, 1999. The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that Cascade sold lead cames and other products containing lead in the...
Citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Carolina Beverage Corporation ("Carolina") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on April 20, 2007, which resolved Leeman's allegations that Carolina sold glass soda bottles containing the heavy metal lead on the exterior surface in California without providing the requisite health hazard...
The Alameda County Superior Court of California entered a Consent Judgment on December 13, 2004 in Leeman v. Carlton Cards Retail, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Dr. Whitney R. Leeman's allegations that defendant Carlton sold Tiffany-style lamps that contained lead or lead compounds in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Carboline Company, a subsidiary of RPM, Inc., et al. on September 17, 2003. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant Carboline Company, a subsidiary of RPM, Inc., sold certain waterproof adhesives containing toluene in the State of California...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Campbell Hausfeld/Scott Fetzer Company entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on November 2, 1999. This agreement was later brought before the Alameda County Superior Court for approval on November 10, 1999. The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that Campbell Hausfeld sold wires, rods, and...
In a settlement agreement executed on March 6, 2001, Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower, Michael DiPirro, and manufacturer of plant support products, California Plastic Products, Inc., agreed to terms resolving DiPirro's allegation that CPP sold plant and vine supports and glue used to mount plant and vine supports containing lead and toluene without...
In the enforcement action Englander v. Weems Industries, Inc., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on February 12, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Weems Industries, Inc. d/ba/ Legacy Company (“Legacy”) sold grease guns with hand grips containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California...
In the enforcement action Englander v. Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Co., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on June 28, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Co. (“V&B”) sold hammers with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
Whistleblower John Moore resolved his allegations against the defendant Greenlee Textron Inc. (“Greenlee”) in the enforcement action Moore v. Textron Inc.; Greenlee Textron Inc., when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on January 15, 2013. Moore alleged that Greenlee sold hand tools with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate...
Assembly Bill 227 (AB227) passed the California Legislature on Wednesday and is on its way to the Governor’s desk. AB227, introduced by Rep. Mark Gatto, will amend Proposition 65 to give certain businesses a 14-day “cure period” to remedy violations of the law without being subject to civil penalties.
Proposition 65, or the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic...
