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 D.W.L....
On September 25, 2012, citizen enforcer Peter Englander and settling defendant Dexter-Russell, Inc. ("Dexter-Russell") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Englander's allegations that Dexter-Russell sold cutlery cases exposing people to the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California...
On September 12, 2012, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant Evergreen Enterprises, Inc. ("Evergreen) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Moore's allegations that Evergreen sold beverage/wine chiller bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without...
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 May 15, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Tablecraft Products Company, Inc. ("Tablecraft") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Tablecraft sold kitchen tools with grips containing the heavy metal lead and/or phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the...
The San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment on September 13, 2005, in Leeman v. TJX Companies, Inc.; et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D's allegations that the defendants Marshalls, Inc., TJ Maxx, LLC, and HomeGoods, Inc. (collectively "the TJX entities") sold glass and metal candleholders and glass beverageware...
A Consent Judgment was executed in the case DiPirro v. Towle Manufacturing Co., et al., on November 15, 2001, which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Towle Manufacturing Co., a subsidiary of Syratech Corporation (collectively "Towle") sold crystalware containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without...
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Oneida Ltd. on July 2, 2002. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that Oneida Ltd., Cristalleria Artistica La Piana, and Royal Crystal Rock (collectively referred to as "Oneida") sold certain crystalware containing lead in the State of California...
Forever Beautiful 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 May 5, 2006. In doing so, it became a member of a class of settling defendants who agreed to virtually eliminate the heavy metals lead and cadmium...
A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Chinese Craftsmen, Inc. dba Berkeley Designs, et al. matter, heard in the San Francisco County Superior Court, was entered on May 19, 2003. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Chinese Craftsmen, Inc. dba Berkeley Designs sold picture frames containing lead and lead compounds in...
