Proposition 65
October 2, 2012
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al. The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph....
Almar Sales Company, Inc., Anthony E. Held, Arsenic, BBP, Cadmium, Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DBP, DEHP, Formaldehyde, Halloween Group, Lead, Proposition 65, Reformulation, vendor notification, Whistleblower
August 14, 2012
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Charles Amash Imports, Inc. (“Amash”) were resolved on August 14, 2012, when the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement. Brimer alleged that Amash sold hand tools and tool bags with grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and the heavy...
Charles Amash Imports, Inc., Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Hand Tools, Lead, Product Recall, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Tool Bags, vendor notification, Whistleblower
April 29, 2008
In the enforcement action Brimer v. Royal Doulton USA, Inc., et al., the Honorable Nancy L. Davis approved a Consent Judgment on December 20, 2007. The Consent Judgment included an opt-in program which provided citizen enforcer Russell Brimer with the ability to send 60-Day Notices of Violation to each entity that submitted an Opt-In Stipulation. On April 29, 2008...
Cadmium, Citizen Enforcer, Dansk, Gorham, Lead, Lenox Group Inc., Lenox Group Inc. dba Lenox, Gorham, Dansk, and Department 56, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Whistleblower
April 29, 2008
In the enforcement action Brimer v. Royal Doulton USA, Inc., et al., the Honorable Nancy L. Davis approved a Consent Judgment on December 20, 2007. The Consent Judgment included an opt-in program which provided citizen enforcer Russell Brimer with the ability to send 60-Day Notices of Violation to each entity that submitted an Opt-In Stipulation. On April 29, 2008...
Cadmium, Churchill China (UK) Limited, Churchill China Inc., Churchill China PLC, Citizen Enforcer, Lead, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Royal Doulton, Russell Brimer, Whistleblower
Aldo, Cadmium, California Attorney General, California District Attorney, California Health and Safety Code sections 25249.5 25249.13, Cancer, Children’s products, Chromium, Chromium in auto paints, Civil fines, Civil penalties, Coca-Cola, Corning, Distributor of consumer products, Dr. Pepper, Groups acting in the public interest, Hazardous chemicals, Importers of consumer products, Kate Spade, Lead, Lead in dishware, Lead In glass soda bottles, Lead in grips of hand tools, Lead in utensils, Mandated warnings, Manufacturer of consumer products, Maximum Allowable Dose, Maybelline, Inc., Mikasa, Inc., Nine West, No Significant Risk Level, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”), Opt-in Settlements, Pepsi, Phthalates, Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm, Retailer of Consumer Products, Revlon, Right to know law, Safe Harbor Levels, State of California, Superior Court of California, The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, Toluene in nail polish, Wedgewood
December 12, 2011
On December 12, 2011, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Allstar Marketing Group, LLC., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant, Allstar Marketing Group, LLC ("Allstar"), sold Buxton cell phone wallets containing the phthalate chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
April 30, 2001
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Nitto Kohki U.S.A., Inc., et al. on April 30, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant, Nitto Kohki U.S.A., Inc., sold various power tools and hand tools whose customary use and application may produce dust which contains lead, crystalline...
Arsenic, Chromium, Hand Tools, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Nitto Kohki U.S.A., Inc., Proposition 65, Silica, Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools
May 7, 2003
A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Northern Tool & Equipment Co., et al. matter, heard in the Alameda County Superior Court, was entered on May 7, 2003. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Northern Tool & Equipment Co. sold power tools containing lead (or lead compounds), crystalline silica, arsenic and/...
Arsenic, Chromium, crystalline silica, Hand Tools, Hardware Products, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Northern Tool & Equipment Co., Proposition 65
November 26, 1996
The Honorable Stuart R. Pollack, Judge of the San Francisco County Superior Court, entered a Judgment according to the terms of the settlement between Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower As You Sow ("AYS") and chemical manufacturer PPG Industries, Inc. on November 26, 1996. The settlement resolved AYS's claims that PPG shipped bulk quantities of...
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (para-Dichlorobenzene; p-Dichlorobenzene), As You Sow, Automotive Chemicals, Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride), methylene chloride, PPG Industries, Inc., Proposition 65, tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (para-Dichlorobenzene; p-Dichlorobenzene), Chloroethane (Ethyl Chloride), Methylene Chloride, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene
April 7, 2003
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Loctite Corporation, et al. on April 7, 2003. The settlement resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant Loctite Corporation sold certain lubricant products containing mineral oils, and that such mineral oils contain chemicals listed as carcinogens by the State of...
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