Leeman v. ARC International North America, et al.

Posted: 07/18/2005  browse the case archive

The San Francisco Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in the case Leeman v. ARC International, et al. on July 18, 2005, which resolved citizen enforcer Whitney Leeman's allegations that defendant Certified International Corporation ("Certified") manufactured, distributed, and/or sold certain goblets and other glassware intended for the consumption of food and/or beverages with colored designs on the exterior containing lead and/or lead compounds in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. The products covered in this case are goblets and other glassware intended for the consumption of food and/or beverages with colored designs on the exterior containing lead and/or lead compounds, manufactured, distributed, and/or sold in California by Certified.

As part of the settlement, Certified shall comply with the terms of injunctive relief, including the reformulation commitments, according to the deadlines set forth in subsections 2.1 through 2.6 of the Consent Judgment.

The Consent Judgment requires settlement payments of $88,500, divided therein between civil penalties, 75% of which are paid to California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and compensation to whistleblower Leeman and her counsel for their successful enforcement of this matter in the public interest.

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