On April 12, 2012, the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. J & D Brush Co., Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant J & D Brush Co., Inc. ("J & D") sold toiletry cases/bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the...
On June 8, 2012, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Fox Head, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant, Fox Head Inc. ("Fox"), sold cosmetic cases/bags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of...
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 November 30, 2011, citizen enforcer John Moore and settling defendant Spirit Products, Limited ("Spirit"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Moore's allegations that Spirit sold identification cases containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without providing the...
On October 26, 2011, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Pier 1 Imports, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant, Pier 1 Imports, Inc. ("Pier 1"), sold vinyl coated tape measures that exposed users to the heavy metal lead and travel bags with zipper pulls which exposed users to the...
On February 6, 2012, citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E. and settling defendant Global Design Concepts, Inc. ("Global"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Held's allegations that Global sold women's handbags containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California...
The Honorable Roy O. Chernus of the Marin County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Held et al. v. Alticor, Inc., et al., on March 7, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers John Moore and Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations that eighteen defendants sold products containing phthalate...
On December 15, 2010, H.H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc. ("H.H. Brown Shoe"), executed a Stipulation for Entry of Judgment whereby it elected to participate in a consolidated Consent Judgment to address the plaintiff Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that H.H Brown Shoe sold products in the State of California containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl...
On June 1, 2011, Amscan Inc. ("Amscan"), executed an Amended Stipulation for Entry of Judgment electing to opt-into an Amended Consent Judgment to address the plaintiff John Moore's allegations that Amscan sold products containing the phthalate chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP"), butyl benzyl phthalate ("BBP"), and Di-n-butyl...
