Brimer v. Kingsbridge International, Inc.

Posted: 10/11/2010  browse the case archive

On October 11, 2010, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Kingsbridge International, Inc. ("Kingsbridge") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Kingsbridge sold tape measures containing the heavy metal lead and vinyl automobile accessories and glassware containing cadmium and the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.

As part of the settlement, Kingsbridge agreed not to manufacture any tape measures, vinyl automobile accessories, or glassware intended for the consumption of food or beverages after October 15, 2010, unless the tape measures, automobile accessories, and glassware comply with the reformulation standards identified in Section 2.1 of the Settlement Agreement. Kingsbridge also agreed to place Proposition 65 warnings on the tape measures, automobile accessories, and glassware it does not reformulate.

The Settlement Agreement requires settlement payments of $40,500, 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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