On June 8, 2000, James A. Pearce, Jr. d/b/a Lead Masters d/b/a Strike Masters (“Pearce”) elected to opt-into into a Consent Judgment to resolve citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro’s allegations that Price and seventy-eight other defendants manufactured, distributed, or sold fishing tackle products containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California...
From baseballs to exercise mats and sauna fitness suits to fishing gear, The Chanler Group's clients have investigated and tested a wide spectrum of sporting equipment and accessories. Their ongoing investigations have found exercise, fitness, and sporting equipment containing detectable levels of lead and phthalates being sold throughout the State of California...