In an August 4, 2005 settlement, Proposition 65 private enforcer, Dr. Whitney Leeman, and party supply industry members, Hortense B. Hewitt Co., Inc., Party Supply Corporation, and Taylor Corporation, entered an agreement resolving pending litigation and Leeman's claim that the defendants violated Proposition 65. Leeman commenced the action on July 30, 2004, when she...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling parties Newell Rubbermaid Inc., Newell Window Furnishings, Inc., and Kirsch Division entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 16, 2000, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that the parties sold weights for curtains, draperies, and other fabrics containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California...
On October 4, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendants Rocking P, Inc. and River's Edge Products (collectively "Defendants") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that the Defendants sold light sets with cords containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al. The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph....
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al. The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph....
In 2011 The Chanler Group’s client, Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., commenced an investigation into Halloween products, which resulted in the enforcement action Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc., et al. In this case, Dr. Held alleged that Forum Novelties, Inc. and other entities sold Halloween costumes, accessories, and décor containing the heavy metal lead, ...
The Chanler Group’s groundbreaking case against fifteen manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of Halloween products for children and adults was resolved on October 2, 2012, when the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Forum Novelties, Inc. et al. The Halloween Group enforcement action resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph....
The San Francisco Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in the case Brimer v. Home Depot USA, Inc., et al., on December 13, 2005, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that defendants Home Depot USA, Inc., Expo Design Center, Inc., and Evergreen Enterprises Inc. (collectively "Defendants") manufactured, distributed, and/or sold certain...
On July 16, 2012, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant Gemmy Industries Corporation ("Gemmy") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Gemmy sold shower curtains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without...
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...
