On August 24, 1993, Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower, As You Sow, entered a settlement agreement with seven cosmetic, beauty and salon service industry members: Essie Cosmetics, Inc., Creative Nail Design, Vital Nails, Inc./Develop 10, Jessica Cosmetics International, Inc., Orly International, Inc., OPI Products, Inc., and American International Industries....
On August 31, 1993, Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower As You Sow and cosmetics manufacturers Max Factor & Company and Noxell Corporation entered an agreement resolving contentious litigation between the two parties. AYS commenced the private enforcement action on November 18, 1992, when it began issuing 60-Day Notices of Violation of Proposition 65 to...
Proposition 65 private enforcer and whistleblower As You Sow entered into a settlement agreement with nail polish and enamel manufacturer and distributor American International Industries Group ("AIIG") on October 2, 1993. The settlement, which the parties submitted to the San Francisco Superior Court for approval and entry as a judgment, resolved AYS's...
On December 2, 1998, the San Francisco Superior Court entered a Stipulation for Entry of Judgment in the matter of As You Sow v. Blue Cross Beauty Products, Inc. et al., Case No. CGC-98-995877. The Consent Judgment resolved AYS's claim that Blue Cross Beauty Products, Inc. sold numerous beauty and cosmetic products containing the Proposition 65-listed chemicals toluene and...
Citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and Hobby Shack, Hobby People, Inc., and Global Hobby Distributors, Inc. (collectively “Hobby Shack”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on February 8, 2001. The Settlement Agreement resolved DiPirro’s allegations that Hobby Shack sold: (1) lead weights and other lead products, and soldering products...
In the case DiPirro v. Sheldon's Hobby Shop, et al., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on November 16, 2001, which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Sheldon's Hobbies ("Sheldon's") sold epoxy products containing toluene, tape products containing the heavy metal lead, and fuel products containing...
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Hobbico, Inc., et al. on November 14, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant Hobbico, Inc. distributed and/or sold iron cleaner products containing toluene and fuel products containing nitromethane in the State of California without...
On December 21, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro, and settling party West Marine, Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that West Marine sold certain sporting equipment adhesive that contains methylene chloride and/or toluene in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As...
On August 15, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro, and settling party Sportcraft, Ltd. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that Sportcraft sold certain sporting equipment adhesive that contains toluene in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings.
As part of the settlement,...
The parties involved in the case DiPirro v. Poolmaster Inc., et al., executed a Consent Judgment on December 18, 2001, which resolved citizen enforcer DiPirro's allegations that the defendant Poolmaster sold certain vinyl repair kits containing toluene in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. The Consent Judgment was later...
