The Honorable Stephen Kaus of the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment on January 22, 2014, that resolved the enforcement action brought by citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E. In this case, Held alleged that defendant Franco Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Franco”) sold pillows with vinyl components and vinyl placemats containing the...
On August 3, 2009, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. John Hinde Curteich, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant John Hinde Curteich, Inc. ("John Hinde") sold key rings, mugs, piggy banks, drink bottles, and door plaques containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
On May 5, 2009, citizen enforcers Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and Russell Brimer and settling defendant Creata (USA) Inc. (“Creata”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer’s allegations that Creata sold mugs with colored artwork or designs containing the heavy metal lead and Held’s allegations that Creata sold...
On November 15, 2012, the Santa Clara County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Englander v. Accoutrements LLC, which resolved citizen enforcer Peter Englander's allegations that the defendant, Accoutrements LLC ("Accoutrements"), sold placemats, toiletry cases/bags, shower curtains, and bandages containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)...
On or about March 22, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Coastal Cocktails, Inc. ("Coastal Cocktails"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Coastal Cocktails sold mugs with colored artwork or designs on the exterior containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without...
On May 15, 2012, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Brownlow Publishing Company, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant Brownlow Publishing Company ("Brownlow") sold notepads containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP"), purses containing the...
On May 22, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Jay Import Company, Inc. ("Jay Import"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Jay Import sold mugs with colored artwork or designs on the exterior containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite...
On October 25, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant MSRF, Inc. ("MSRF"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that MSRF sold mugs with colored artwork or designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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On November 15, 2012, the Santa Clara County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Capitol Records, LLC, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant Capitol Records, LLC ("Capitol"), sold mugs with exterior colored artwork or designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing...
The parties in the enforcement action Brimer v. National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on March 18, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations that defendant National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc. (“National”) sold mugs with colored artwork containing the heavy metal lead and...
