On October 11, 2011, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Mad Catz, Inc. ("Mad Catz"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Mad Catz sold backpacks containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement,...
On March 28, 2011, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Cross Canvas Company, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Cross Canvas Company, Inc. ("Cross Canvas"), sold backpacks containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the...
On January 6, 2011, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Held v. Best Brands Consumer Products, Inc., which resolved citizen enforcer Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.'s allegations that the defendant Best Brands Consumer Products, Inc. ("Best Brands") sold children's backpacks containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the...
