The parties involved in the case Leeman v. Upton Tea Imports, LLC executed a Consent Judgment on May 22, 2017. In this matter, citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. alleged that Upton Tea Imports, LLC (“Upton”) sold dried teas containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part...
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....
In the enforcement action Brimer v. Franklin Financial Management, Inc., the Marin County Superior Court entered a judgment on January 9, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant Franklin Financial Management, LLC ("Franklin") sold aprons containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP")...
Citizen enforcer Paul Wozniak and settling party A.L. Schutzman ( “Schutzman”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on September 8, 2015. Wozniak had alleged that Schutzman sold glass jars with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
