On September 19, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendants Sunless Incorporated and Mystic Tan, Inc. ("Sunless and Mystic") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Sunless and Mystic sold cosmetic cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP...
On February 14, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Milano Series International Products Ltd. ("Milano"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Milano sold cosmetic cases/bags containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
The Honorable Roy O. Chernus of the Marin County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Held et al. v. Alticor, Inc., et al., on March 7, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers John Moore and Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations that eighteen defendants sold products containing phthalate...
The defendants Kiss Nail Products, Inc. and Kiss Products, Inc. (collectively “Kiss”) and citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., executed a Consent Judgment on January 23, 2013, which resolved Held's allegations that Kiss sold cosmetic cases/bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
On October 5, 2011, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., and settling defendant Base4 Group, Incorporated ("Base4 Group"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Base4 Group sold cosmetic cases/bags and bag charms containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the...
On February 28, 2012, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Shin's Trading Company, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant, Shin's Trading Company, Inc. ("Shin's"), sold in the State of California cosmetic cases/bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
On June 8, 2012, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Fox Head, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant, Fox Head Inc. ("Fox"), sold cosmetic cases/bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of...
On January 13, 2009, the Contra Costa County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Leeman v. Shims Bargain, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.'s allegations that the defendant Shims Bargain, Inc. ("Shims") sold cosmetic kits containing a combination of eyeshadow and/or blush containing the heavy metal lead on the exterior...
The Honorable Ronni MacLaren of the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Revised Consent Judgment in Leeman v. Ross Stores, Inc., et al., on January 10, 2008. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., alleged that Ross Stores, Inc. ("Ross") sold cosmetic kits containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
On April 29, 2008, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Leeman v. Rich On, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.'s allegations that the defendant Rich On, Inc. ("Rich On") sold cosmetic kits containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings...
