On December 15, 2014, the parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Paul Wozniak made against settling parties Homestead International Group LTD and GBG USA Inc. (formerly known as “LF USA Inc.”) (collectively here, “Homestead”). In this matter, Wozniak alleged that Homestead sold...
Citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party Hancock Fabrics, Inc. (“Hancock”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on September 30, 2014, which resolved Wozniak’s allegations that Hancock sold jars with exterior decorations containing the heavy metal lead and storage baskets containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations against defendant Seasonal Specialties LLC (“Seasonal Specialties”) were resolved on September 10, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Seasonal Specialties sold LED lights and other string lights with PVC cables containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Kotobuki Trading Company, Inc. elected to address its Proposition 65 liability by opting into the terms of the Consent Judgment entered by the San Francisco Superior Court in the matter of Russell Brimer v. The Boelter Companies, et al. on April 12, 2006. In doing so, it became a member of a class of settling defendants who agreed to virtually eliminate the heavy metals...
Citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling party Punch Studio, LLC (“Punch Studio”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on May 1, 2014, which resolved Held’s allegations that Punch Studio sold cases with vinyl/PVC handles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California...
Citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party CHF Industries, Inc. (“CHF”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on May 8, 2014, which resolved Wozniak’s allegations that CHF sold vinyl/PVC pillows containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
On April 23, 2014, the parties involved in the enforcement action Vinocur v. Things Remembered, Inc., executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur alleged that the defendant Things Remembered, Inc. (“Things Remembered”) sold vinyl/PVC sports-themed clocks containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's suit against Walt Disney Company concluded on May 7, 2002, when a Consent Judgment was executed in DiPirro v. Walt Disney Company, that resolved DiPirro's allegations that Walt Disney Company sold glass and metal frames containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings....
The parties involved in the case Moore v. Croscill Home LLC executed a Consent Judgment on January 7, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Croscill Home LLC (“Croscill”) sold curtains containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
The parties entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Pier 1 Imports, Inc., et al., on August 26, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant Pier 1 Imports, Inc. and Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), (collectively “Pier 1”) sold vinyl/PVC placemats containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the...
