On June 5, 2007, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Archie McPhee & Co., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant, Mark L. Pahlow dba Accoutrements (aka Archie McPhee & Co.), sold glassware with colored artwork on the exterior containing the heavy metal lead and/or cadmium in the...
On December 6, 2007, the Stanislaus County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. The World of 98 Cents, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that defendant The World of 98 Cents ("98 Cents") sold oil bottles and other glass containers with colored artwork containing the heavy metal lead on their exterior in...
Russian Standard Vodka, 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 June 19, 2006. In doing so, it became a member of a class of settling defendants who agreed to virtually eliminate the heavy metals...
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. Held, Ph....
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. Held, Ph....
On December 14, 2010, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E., and settling defendant Zoom Eyeworks, Inc. ("Zoom") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Zoom sold eyeglass cases with vinyl components containing the heavy metal lead and the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in...
On July 8, 2010, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Travel Caddy, Inc. ("Travel Caddy") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Travel Caddy sold luggage tags containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the health hazard warnings required by Proposition 65.
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On September 17, 2008, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Sara Max Apparel Group, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Sara Max Apparel Group, Inc. ("Sara Max") sold certain child care articles containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP...
On October 26, 2010, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant StyleMark, Inc. dba Riviera Trading, et al. ("Riviera") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Riviera sold hair accessories containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling defendant Raymond Geddes & Co., Inc. ("Raymond Geddes") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on December 31, 2001, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that Raymond Geddes sold wallets containing the heavy metal lead in the zipper pull in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
