On March 27, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro, and settling party ArcOne (a division of A.C.E. International Company, Inc.) entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that ArcOne sold certain welding machines, power sources, and similar products that through their normal and foreseeable use produce fumes that contain...
On December 7, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro, and settling party American Honda Motor Co., Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that AHMC sold certain welding machines whose customary use and application may produce fumes or gases which contain nickel (and nickel compounds), chromium (hexavalent compounds),...
On October 23, 2001, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al. (Case No. H217764-5), which resolved citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro's allegations that Amazon.com distributed and/or sold certain sandblasters and other power tools whose customary use and application produce fumes, gases and dust which contain lead,...
On April 6, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro, and settling party Alltrade, Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that Alltrade sold certain soldering products whose customary use and application may produce fumes or gases which contain formaldehyde, lead, and/or lead compounds in the State of California without...
On April 6, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling party A.P.E. South entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that A.P.E. sold certain soldering products whose customary use and application may produce fumes or gases which contain formaldehyde, lead, and/or lead compounds in the State of California without...
On December 13, 2000, citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro and settling party A. Tool Shed, Inc. entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved DiPirro's allegations that ATS sold certain welding products whose customary use and application may produce fumes or gases which contain formaldehyde, chromium (hexavalent compounds), carbon monoxide, nickel (and...
The Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in DiPirro v. Nitto Kohki U.S.A., Inc., et al. on April 30, 2001. This enforcement action resolved the allegations of citizen enforcer Michael DiPirro that defendant, Nitto Kohki U.S.A., Inc., sold various power tools and hand tools whose customary use and application may produce dust which contains lead, crystalline...
On September 20, 2011, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. True Value Company and Chardon Corp., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendants True Value Company and Chardon Corp. ("True Value and Chardon") sold Proman Tool Flashlights containing the heavy metal lead in the State of...
Whistleblower Peter Englander and settling defendant Penn-Plax, Inc. ("Penn-Plax") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement on December 10, 2012, which resolved Englander's allegations that Penn-Plax sold hand tool grips containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP") in the State of California without providing the...
On February 8, 2012, the Alameda County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment and Proposition 65 Settlement in Brimer v. Restoration Hardware, Inc.; et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant Restoration Hardware, Inc. ("Restoration Hardware") sold tape measures containing the heavy metal lead in the State of...
