The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Markwins International on May 15, 2003. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that defendant Markwins International sold eye shadows, blushes, lipsticks, lip liners, and cosmetic kits containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without...
On April 29, 2008, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Leeman v. Imperial Toy Corp., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.'s allegations that the defendants Imperial Toy Corporation and Imperial Toy LLC (collectively "Imperial Toy") sold cosmetic kits containing a combination of eye shadow, blush, and/or...
On March 24, 2010, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., and settling defendant California Optical Corp. ("California Optical") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that California Optical sold cosmetic cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of...
In the enforcement action Held v. Urban Decay Cosmetics LLC, the parties executed a Consent Judgment on April 24, 2013, which will eventually be reviewed by the Santa Clara County Superior Court. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations that the defendant Urban Decay Cosmetics LLC (“Urban Decay”) sold...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling party Belcam Inc. (“Belcam”) were resolved on August 6, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Belcam sold eyelash curlers with grips containing the heavy metal lead and/or the phthalate chemicals butyl benzyl phthalate (...
