The parties involved in the case Moore v. Achim Importing Company Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on December 18, 2014. In this matter, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that Achim Importing Company Inc. (“Achim”) sold vinyl/PVC floor tiles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
Whistleblower Mark Moorberg and settling party Zircon Corporation (“Zircon”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 19, 2014, which resolved Moorberg’s allegations that Zircon sold vinyl/PVC tubing containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against settling party Peerless Industrial Group, Inc. (“Peerless”) were resolved on August 1, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Peerless sold wire ropes containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling defendant Yardbirds Electric & Plumbing Supply ("Yardbirds") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on January 25, 2001, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that Yardbirds sold brass meter bars and tinkers containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Jepson, Inc., et al. matter, heard in the Alameda County Superior Court, was entered on September 18, 2002. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Jepson, Inc. ("Jepson") sold power tools, accessories, hand tools, and building tools containing lead (or lead compounds),...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and HomeBase, Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on July 13, 2000. This Agreement was later brought before the Alameda County Superior Court for approval. The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that HomeBase sold anchoring and floor repair products that contain lead, formaldehyde, and...
Proposition 65 Private enforcer and whistleblower, As You Sow, and materials manufacturer, The Dexter Corporation ("Dexter"), entered a settlement agreement on April 20, 1995, that resolves AYS' claims that Dexter violated Proposition 65 when it failed to warn consumers and other individuals of the health hazards associated with exposures to toluene, methylene...
The Honorable Roy O. Chernus of the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in the complex case Moore v. American Biltrite, et al., on July 11, 2012. In this enforcement action, citizen enforcer John Moore alleged that the defendant Tarkett, Inc. (“Tarkett”) sold vinyl sheet flooring containing the phthalate chemical butyl benzyl phthalate (...
On August 31, 2011, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Ludlow Composites, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant Ludlow Composites Corporation ("Ludlow") sold vinyl flooring containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without...
On August 4, 2011, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Novalis International, LTD and Novalis International, LLC, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendants Novalis International, LTD and Novalis International, LLC (collectively "Novalis") sold vinyl flooring containing the phthalate chemical di...
