DiPirro v. Hunt Corporation, et al.

On February 18, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro, and settling party Hunt Corporation entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that Hunt sold certain soldering irons and soldering tips which expose users to the heavy metal lead and formaldehyde in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.

As part of the settlement, Hunt agreed that as of June 2000, it will not ship to California for sale or distribution any of the covered products unless each is accompanied by Proposition 65 warnings pursuant to Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

The Settlement Agreement requires settlement payments of $28,125, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to whistleblower DiPirro and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.