The San Francisco Superior Court of California entered a Consent Judgment on November 18, 2004 in Leeman v. Rite Aid Corporation, et al. The settlement resolved citizen enforcer Dr. Whitney R. Leeman's allegations that defendant Rite Aid sold mugs with colored artwork or designs (containing lead) on the exterior, and tableware with colored artwork or designs (containing...
In an agreement entered on February 28, 2005, Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower, Michael DiPirro, and manufacturer of glass and ceramic tableware, Reno-Tahoe Specialty, Inc., agreed to terms resolving DiPirro's allegation made in a July 30, 2004, 60-day notice of violation of Proposition 65 DiPirro issued to RTS. The settlement also resolves litigation...
Reily Foods Company 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 April 6, 2006. In doing so, it became a member of a class of settling defendants who agreed to virtually eliminate the heavy metals lead and cadmium...
Ralphs Grocery Company 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 March 3, 2006. In doing so, it became a member of a class of settling defendants who agreed to virtually eliminate the heavy metals lead and...
Citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations against Raley's, Inc. ("Raley's") were resolved on December 21, 2007, when the Yolo County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. Raley's, Inc., et al. In this matter, Brimer alleged that Raley's sold shot glasses, mugs, and other glassware with colored artwork or designs containing...
R. Baird & Co., 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 February 6, 2006. In doing so, it became a member of a class of settling defendants who agreed to virtually eliminate the heavy metals lead...
In the case DiPirro v. QVC, Inc., et al., the two parties executed a Consent Judgment on June 29, 2001, which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant QVC Inc. ("QVC") sold glassware containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement, QVC...
The San Francisco Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in the case of Brimer v. PTS International, Inc., et al., on September 16, 2005, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that defendants PTS International, Inc., PTS America, Inc., TJX Companies, Inc., and HomeGoods, Inc. ("PTS") manufactured, distributed, and/or sold in the State of...
On April 20, 2005, the Superior Court of California for the City and County of San Francisco entered a Consent Judgment in Leeman v. Pier 1 Imports, Inc., et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Dr. Whitney R. Leeman's allegations that the defendant Pier 1 sold tumblers, stemware and other glassware with colored artwork or designs (containing lead) on the exterior in the...
The Santa Clara Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in the case of Brimer v. Paramount Parks, Inc., et al. on October 25, 2005, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that defendant Paramount Parks ("Paramount") sold certain glassware with colored artwork, designs, or markings on the exterior surface with materials containing lead and/...
