Hardware Products
December 21, 2002
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's suit against Wahl Clipper Corporation concluded on December 21, 2002, when a Consent Judgment was executed in DiPirro v. Wahl Clipper Corporation, resolving DiPirro's allegations that Wahl Clipper sold power tools whose customary use and application are likely to produce fumes, gases or dust containing lead, crystalline silica,...
Arsenic, Chromium, crystalline silica, Hardware Products, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, Wahl Clipper Corporation, Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools
December 14, 2001
In the case DiPirro v. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., et al., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on December 14, 2001, which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant W. Atlee Burpee & Co. ("Burpee") sold lead climbing nails containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health...
January 16, 2001
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations against the party Unitec Manufacturing Corporation ("Unitec") were resolved on January 16, 2001, when the parties entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement. DiPirro alleged that Unitec sold sandblasters whose customary use produces dust containing the heavy metals lead, crystalline silica, arsenic, and...
Arsenic, Chromium, Hardware Products, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Proposition 65, Silica, Unitec Manufacturing Corporation, Woodworking Power, Machine & Hand Tools
March 14, 2000
On March 14, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro, and settling party The Jones Stephens Corp. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that TJS sold certain wool which exposes users to the heavy metal lead and lead compounds in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the...
June 21, 2001
The Alameda County Superior Court entered judgment on June 21, 2001, according to the terms of the settlement reached between Proposition 65 private enforcer, Michael DiPirro, and tool manufacturer, Products Engineering Corporation. The June 18, 2001, settlement resolves pending litigation, and DiPirro's allegation that PEC violated Proposition 65 when it sold hammers...
Hand Tools, Hardware Products, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., Proposition 65
January 9, 2001
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's suit against Plasplugs, Inc. concluded through a Consent Judgment that was executed in DiPirro v. Plasplugs, Inc., et al., on January 9, 2002. The settlement resolved Michael DiPirro's allegations that Plasplugs sold power tools whose customary use and application is likely to produce fumes, gases, or dust containing lead, crystalline...
Arsenic, Chromium, crystalline silica, Hand Tools, Hardware Products, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Plasplugs, Inc., Proposition 65
September 11, 2003
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Philips Lighting Company, et al. on September 11, 2003. The settlement resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendants Philips Electronics North America Corporation and Philips Lighting Company sold certain light bulbs, with one or more solder points on the base, that...
Electrical Products, Hardware Products, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Philips Lighting Company, Proposition 65
July 23, 2003
A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Olympia Group, Inc., et al. matter, heard in the Alameda County Superior Court, was entered on July 23, 2003. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Olympia Group, Inc. sold power tools containing lead (or lead compounds), crystalline silica, arsenic and/or chromium (hexavalent...
Arsenic, Chromium, crystalline silica, Hand Tools, Hardware Products, Lead, Michael DiPirro, Olympia Group, Inc., Proposition 65
June 19, 2001
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Mr. Heater, Inc. on June 19, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant Mr. Heater, Inc. sold propane heaters that exposed users to carbon monoxide in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of...
July 17, 2001
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. KBC Tools & Machinery, Inc. on July 17, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant KBC Tools & Machinery, Inc. sold: (1) certain lead hammers, brass hammers, and other non-marring and non-sparking hammer products containing lead; and...
Hand Tools, Hardware Products, KBC Tools & Machinery, Inc., Lead, Michael DiPirro, Nickel, Proposition 65
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