Benzene

January 15, 1997
On January 15, 1997, the San Francisco Superior Court entered the Stipulated Judgment submitted by Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower As You Sow ("AYS") and defendants Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Allegiance Healthcare Corporation, Dade International, Inc., and Burdick and Jackson, Inc. The settlement resolves AYS's allegations that the...
January 24, 1996
A Consent Judgment in the As You Sow v. Ellis Paint Company, et al. matter, heard in the San Mateo County Superior Court was entered on January 24, 1996. The Consent Judgment resolved private enforcers As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Ellis Paint Company ("Ellis") sold paint and solvents containing benzene, chromium (hexavalent compounds),...
June 1, 1996
Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower, As You Sow, and paint and coatings distributor, Valspar Corporation, entered an agreement resolving AYS's allegations that Valspar and Sunbelt sold hundreds of paints and coatings containing toluene, benzene, crystalline silica, lead and other chemicals listed pursuant to Proposition 65 as known to cause cancer,...
September 13, 1996
On September 13, 1996, the San Francisco Superior Court entered the settlement reached between whistleblower and Proposition 65 private enforcer, As You Sow ("AYS"), and manufacturer and distributor of solvent chemicals, Rycoline Products, Inc. and Rogersol, Inc. The judgment and settlement resolve AYS's allegations of Proposition 65 violations, as detailed in...