Since its inception, The Chanler Group and its clients have tirelessly researched and analyzed consumer products for the presence of detectable levels of heavy metals, phthalates, and other toxins. Over the last two decades, The Chanler Group’s clients, acting as citizen enforcers on behalf of California consumers, have filed hundreds of Proposition 65 notices, and pursued lengthy litigation in an effort to secure reformulation commitments for these products from their sellers and manufacturers. The Chanler Group’s clients continue to closely monitor these industries to ensure the health and safety of all California residents.
On February 23, 1996, the San Mateo Superior Court entered a Stipulated Judgment according to the terms of the settlement agreed to by Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower As You Sow and industrial chemical manufacturer Hysan Corporation. The settlement and judgment resolved AYS's allegations that Hysan sold certain products, including solvents used in...
In a Stipulated Judgment agreed to by the parties and entered by San Francisco Superior Court on January 31, 1996, Proposition 65 whistleblower and private enforcer As You Sow and paint products manufacturer Talsol Corporation resolved the claims alleged in AYS’s March 17 and June 23, 1995 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65. AYS’s claims...
A Consent Judgment in the As You Sow v. Ellis Paint Company, et al. matter, heard in the San Mateo County Superior Court was entered on January 24, 1996. The Consent Judgment resolved private enforcers As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Ellis Paint Company ("Ellis") sold paint and solvents containing benzene, chromium (hexavalent compounds),...
A Consent Judgment in the As You Sow v. Forrest Paint Company, et al. matter, heard in the San Francisco County Superior Court, was entered on January 22, 1996. The Consent Judgment resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Forrest Paint Company ("Forrest") sold paints and solvents containing crystalline silica and toluene (...
A Consent Judgment in the As You Sow v. Emerson & Cuming, Inc., et al. matter, heard in the Marin County Superior Court, was entered on January 10, 1996. The Consent Judgment resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Emerson & Cuming, Inc. ("Emerson") sold adhesives, encapsulants, coatings and sealants containing toluene,...
The Superior Court of California in and for the county of San Francisco entered a Consent Judgment in 1995 in As You Sow v. Hurst Graphics, Inc., et al., which resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Hurst Graphics sold certain paints and solvent products containing toluene, methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, and/or sodium dichromate...
The Superior Court of California for the city and county of San Francisco entered a Consent Judgment in 1995 in As You Sow v. Mega Power, Inc., et al., which resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Mega Power sold certain paints and solvent products containing tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) in the State of California without...
In 1995, the Superior Court of California in and for the County of San Francisco entered a Consent Judgment in As You Sow v. ‘D’ Aircraft Products, Inc., et al., which resolved private enforcer As You Sow’s allegations that the defendant DAP sold certain paints and solvent products containing toluene in the State of California without providing the...
A Consent Judgment in the As You Sow v. Chemical Packaging Corporation, et al. matter, heard in the San Francisco County Superior Court, was entered on December 28, 1995. The Consent Judgment resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that defendant Chemical Packaging Corporation ("CPC") sold paint and solvents containing toluene and methylene...
A Consent Judgment in the As You Sow v. Amrep, Inc., et al. matter, heard in the San Francisco County Superior Court, was entered on December 27, 1995. The Consent Judgment resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Amrep, Inc. ("Amrep") sold solvents, cleaners, polishes, adhesive sprays, and degreasers containing formaldehyde,...
A Consent Judgment in the As You Sow v. Hach Company, et al. matter, heard in the San Francisco County Superior Court, was entered on December 26, 1995. The Consent Judgment resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Hach Company ("Hach") manufactured, sold and distributed systems for water analysis (hereinafter "products...
A Consent Judgment in the As You Sow v. J.W. Harris Company, Inc., et al. matter, heard in the Marin County Superior Court was entered on December 26, 1995. The Consent Judgment resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that the defendant J.W. Harris Company, Inc. ("JW") sold solvents containing toluene, methylene chloride, nickel, cobalt, chromium...
A Consent Judgment in the As You Sow v. A.W. Chesterton Company, et al. matter, heard in the San Francisco County Superior Court, was entered on December 18, 1995. The Consent Judgment resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that defendant A.W. Chesterton Company ("AW") sold paints and solvents containing nickel and nickel compounds, toluene and...
In 1995, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in As You Sow v. Bridge Products, Inc., et al., which resolved private enforcers As You Sow's allegations that defendant Bridge Products, Inc. ("BP") sold certain paints and solvent products containing toluene in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings...
On November 22, 1995, the Superior Court of California in and for the county of Marin entered a Consent Judgment in As You Sow v. Star Finishing Products, Inc., et al., which resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Star Finishing Products, Inc. ("Star") sold certain paints and solvent products containing toluene in the State of...
