Hand Tools
January 4, 2013
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Test-Rite Products Corp. on January 4, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant Test-Rite Products Corp. ("Test-Rite") sold trolley jack handles with grips containing the heavy metal lead and tools with grips containing lead and the phthalate...
Citizen Enforcer, Civil penalties, DEHP, Lead, Machine Tools, Proposition 65, Proposition 65 Warning, Reformulation, Russell Brimer, Test-Rite Products Corp., Whistleblower
December 18, 2001
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling defendant RadioShack Corporation ("RadioShack") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on December 28, 2001, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that RadioShack sold brass hammers/screwdriver sets, brass hammers, and other brass products containing lead in the State of California without providing the...
Hand Tools, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, RadioShack Corporation, Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools
August 17, 2010
On August 17, 2010, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. ACCO Brands Corporation, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant, Prym Consumer USA Inc. ("Prym"), sold vinyl coated tape measures containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
June 21, 2001
The Alameda County Superior Court entered judgment on June 21, 2001, according to the terms of the settlement reached between Proposition 65 private enforcer, Michael DiPirro, and tool manufacturer, Products Engineering Corporation. The June 18, 2001, settlement resolves pending litigation, and DiPirro's allegation that PEC violated Proposition 65 when it sold hammers...
Hand Tools, Hardware Products, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., Proposition 65
December 18, 2001
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Nupla Corporation on December 18, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant Nupla Corporation sold certain brass hammers containing lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
December 6, 2001
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Michigan Industrial Tool on December 6, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant Michigan Industrial Tool sold certain brass hammers and screwdriver sets that contain lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
August 27, 2010
On August 27, 2010, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant MEDport, LLC ("MEDport") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that MEDport sold vinyl coated tape measures containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
July 17, 2001
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. KBC Tools & Machinery, Inc. on July 17, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant KBC Tools & Machinery, Inc. sold: (1) certain lead hammers, brass hammers, and other non-marring and non-sparking hammer products containing lead; and...
Hand Tools, Hardware Products, KBC Tools & Machinery, Inc., Lead, Michael DiPirro, Nickel, Proposition 65
November 18, 2002
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),...
Arsenic, Chromium, crystalline silica, Hand Tools, Hardware Products, Jepson, Inc., Lead, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, Solder, Welding & Brazing Products, Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools
April 26, 2001
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. James Morton, Inc., et al. on April 26, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant James Morton, Inc. sold certain lead hammers and other non-marring and non-sparking hammer products containing lead in the State of California without...
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