On December 15, 2006, The Honorable Peter J. Busch of the San Francisco Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Austram, Inc; Armstrong Garden Centers Inc. on December 15, 2006. In this enforcement action, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer alleged that the defendants Austram, Inc. ("Austram") and Armstrong Garden Centers, Inc. ("Armstrong")...
On February 26, 2003, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Adams Apple Distributing, L.P., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Adams Apple Distributing, Inc. sold light bulbs with one or more solder points on the base containing lead in the State of California without providing the...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer had his allegations against the defendant John D. Brush & Co., Inc. dba the Sentry Group (“Sentry”) resolved when the parties executed a Consent Judgment on March 27, 2013. In the case Brimer v. John D. Brush & Co., Inc., Brimer alleged that Sentry sold portable safes with vinyl/PVC cables containing the phthalate...
A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Advantage Publishers Group, et al. matter, heard in the Alameda County Superior Court, was entered on December 18, 2002. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Advantage Publishers Group sold books with lead-containing paint or ink in the State of California without providing the...
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Brentwood Originals, Inc. (“Brentwood”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on May 2, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Brentwood sold vinyl/PVC pillows containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against settling party Master Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“Master Manufacturing”) were resolved on June 10, 2013, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that Master Manufacturing sold vinyl shoulder cushions containing the phthalate chemical di(2-...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and the defendants Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. and Neatfreak Group Inc. (collectively “Neatfreak”) executed a Consent Judgment on June 12, 2013. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Neatfreak sold laundry totes with vinyl/PVC handles containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite...
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling party Voltec Industries LLC (“Voltec”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on August 29, 2013, which resolved Englander’s allegations that Voltec sold clamp lamps with vinyl/PVC clamps containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
