DiPirro v. Loctite Corporation, et al.

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 California, without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.

As part of the settlement, Loctite, beginning on April 30, 2003, agreed not to knowingly ship any Product into a consumer market channel in California unless such product bears one of the Proposition 65 health hazard warnings listed in Section 1.0 of the agreement. Loctite additionally agreed to voluntarily and in good faith evaluate the feasibility of substituting the mineral oils that are considered carcinogens with an alternative mineral oil.

The Consent Judgment required a settlement payment of $7,250 as compensation to whistleblower DiPirro and his counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.