Brimer v. It’Sugar LLC

Posted: 06/07/2016  browse the case archive

On June 7, 2016, the parties involved in the case Brimer v. It’Sugar LLC executed a Consent Judgment on June 7, 2016.  In this matter, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that It’Sugar LLC (“It’Sugar”) sold mugs with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.  

As part of the agreement, It’Sugar agreed not to sell any mugs with exterior designs in California after August 31, 2016, unless the mugs contain no more than 90 parts per million of lead in any accessible component when analyzed using state or federally approved testing methodologies.

The Consent Judgment required settlement payments of $27,750, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to whistleblower Brimer and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.   

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