Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling party Newell Company ("Newell") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on April 12, 1999, resolving DiPirro's allegations that Newell manufactures and distributes welding, soldering, and brazing products whose customary use produces fumes that contain the heavy metal lead in the State of California without...
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Multiquip, Inc., et al. on April 26, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant Multiquip, Inc. sold certain welding machines and other welding equipment that contain, or whose customary use and application may produce fumes or gases which...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling parties Metalico-Granite City, Inc., Santa Rosa Lead Products, Inc., and Metalico-Evans, Inc. (collectively "Metalico") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on October 6, 1999, resolving DiPirro's allegations that Metalico manufactures and distributes solder and other products containing the heavy metal...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling party Master Appliance Corporation ("MAC") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on September 16, 1999, resolving DiPirro's allegations that MAC sold soldering parts and equipment whose customary use produces fumes that contain the heavy metal lead and formaldehyde in the State of California without...
The Superior Court of Alameda County entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Marshall Industries, et al., (No. 205535-2) on May 12, 1999, which resolved citizen enforcer DiPirro's allegations that Marshall distributed or sold certain soldering tools, soldering equipment and chemicals used in the soldering process that contain carbon monoxide, chromium, lead, nickel and/or...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Kmart Corporation entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on January 2, 2001. The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that Kmart sold certain soldering products that contain, or whose customary use and application are likely to produce fumes or gases which contain lead and/or formaldehyde in the State...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Midwest Model Aircraft Company d/b/a K & S Engineering entered into a settlement agreement on February 14, 2000, later approved and entered as a Consent Judgment by the Alameda County Superior Court, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that K & S sold soldering equipment containing the heavy metal lead and the toxin...
A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Jet Equipment & Tools, Inc., et al. matter, heard in the Alameda County Superior Court, was entered on May 28, 2003. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Jet Equipment & Tools, Inc. sold power tools containing lead (or lead compounds), crystalline silica, arsenic and/or...
A Consent Judgment in the DiPirro v. Jepson, Inc., et al. matter, heard in the Alameda County Superior Court, was entered on September 18, 2002. The Consent Judgment resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Jepson, Inc. ("Jepson") sold power tools, accessories, hand tools, and building tools containing lead (or lead compounds),...
Michael DiPirro and Indium Corporation of America entered into a settlement agreement on September 30, 1999, which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that Indium manufactured, distributed, or sold welding, brazing, and soldering products containing cadmium in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
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