The Honorable Mark H. Pierce of the Santa Clara County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Brimer et al. v. 3M Company, et al., on October 23, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers Russell Brimer, John Moore, and Peter Englander’s allegations that sixteen defendants, including Panacea...
The Honorable Mark H. Pierce of the Santa Clara County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Brimer et al. v. 3M Company, et al., on October 23, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers Russell Brimer, John Moore, and Peter Englander’s allegations that sixteen defendants, including Great Neck...
The parties executed an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on January 30, 2014, which resolved the allegations that whistleblower Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D., made against settling party Florida Pneumatic Manufacturing Corporation (“Florida Pneumatic”). In this matter, Leeman alleged that Florida Pneumatic sold shop stools with vinyl seats containing the...
In the enforcement action Englander v. Euromarket Designs Inc., et al., citizen enforcer Peter Englander’s allegations against defendant Furniture of America California, Inc. (“FAC”) were resolved on January 20, 2014, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Englander alleged that FAC sold padded upholstered chairs with foam padding...
Whistleblower Laurence Vinocur and settling party Artsana USA, Inc. (“Artsana”) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on January 23, 2014, which resolved Vinocur’s allegations that Artsana sold upholstered infant carriers containing the flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate...
The parties involved in the enforcement action Brimer v. Jazwares, Inc. executed a Consent Judgment on July 12, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations that the defendant Jazwares, Inc. (“Jazwares”) sold headphones containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...
The Honorable Roy O. Chernus of the Marin County Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to approve the Consent Judgment in the case Held et al. v. Alticor, Inc., et al., on March 7, 2012. This enforcement action resolved citizen enforcers John Moore and Anthony E. Held, Ph.D., P.E.’s allegations that eighteen defendants sold products containing phthalate...
Citizen enforcer Laurence Vinocur’s allegations against defendant First Act, Inc. (“First Act”) were resolved on October 3, 2013, when the parties executed a Consent Judgment. In this matter, Vinocur alleged that First Act sold padded upholstered drum seats with foam padding containing tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (“TDCPP”) and tris...
The Honorable Lynn Duryee of the Marin County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment on October 23, 2012, in the enforcement action Moore v. Natco Products Corporation, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore’s allegations that the defendant The Sports Authority, Inc. (“Sports Authority”) sold exercise/fitness mats, sauna suits, and Bender balls...
In the enforcement action Brimer v. LDI Ltd. LLC et al., the parties executed a Consent Judgment on March 28, 2013, which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer’s allegations that the defendants LDI Ltd. LLC and Ed Tucker Distributor, Inc. (collectively “LDI”) sold vinyl-coated motorcycle locks with vinyl/PVC components containing the heavy metal lead in...
