Whistleblower Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party M.S. Inserts and Fasteners Corp. (“MSIF”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on February 14, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that MSIF sold hand tools with vinyl/PVC grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) and heavy metal lead in...
On August 6, 2009, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendants Regent Products Corp. ("Regent") and Inventory Liquidators Corp. ("ILC") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Regent and ILC sold mugs with colored artwork or designs, vinyl coated tape measures, and metal zipper pulls...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against settling parties Navajo Manufacturing Company (“Navajo”) and CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (“CVS”) were resolved on August 6, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Navajo and CVS sold tools with grips containing the heavy metal lead...
The Honorable Mark H. Pierce of the Santa Clara County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Brimer et al. v. 3M Company, et al., on October 23, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers Russell Brimer, John Moore, and Peter Englander’s allegations that sixteen defendants, including The Faucet...
The Honorable Mark H. Pierce of the Santa Clara County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Brimer et al. v. 3M Company, et al., on October 23, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers Russell Brimer, John Moore, and Peter Englander’s allegations that sixteen defendants, including Panacea...
The Honorable Mark H. Pierce of the Santa Clara County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Brimer et al. v. 3M Company, et al., on October 23, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers Russell Brimer, John Moore, and Peter Englander’s allegations that sixteen defendants, including Great Neck...
In the enforcement action Englander v. Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc., et al., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on September 6, 2013, which was reviewed by the Alameda County Superior Court and approved on November 5, 2013. The case resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations that the defendant Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc. (“Orbit...
The Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Amash Imports, Inc., et al. on June 26, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations that the defendants Amash Imports, Inc. (“Amash”) and Michigan Industrial Tools (“MIT”) sold hand tools with grips containing the heavy metal lead...
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...
On March 14, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro, and settling party The Jones Stephens Corp. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that TJS sold certain wool which exposes users to the heavy metal lead and lead compounds in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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