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In response to increasing and overwhelming evidence that decorations appearing on the exterior surfaces of ceramicware and glassware (and in some instances inside the vessel) contain detectable levels of lead and cadmium, The Chanler Group client, Russell Brimer, initiated enforcement actions...

firm casework - enforcement

October 25, 2012
Lead
Out-of-Court Settlement
On October 25, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant MSRF, Inc. ("MSRF"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that MSRF sold mugs with colored artwork or designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. As part...
September 19, 2012
Lead
Out-of-Court Settlement
On September 19, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant ModCloth, Inc. ("ModCloth"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that ModCloth sold glassware with colored artwork or designs containing the heavy metal lead on the exterior. As part of the settlement, ModCloth agreed not to sell...
August 7, 2012
Lead
Out-of-Court Settlement
On August 7, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Global Amici, Inc. ("Global") entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Global sold glass cruets with exterior designs containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the requisite health hazard warnings. As...
May 22, 2012
Lead
Out-of-Court Settlement
On May 22, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Jay Import Company, Inc. ("Jay Import"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Jay Import sold mugs with colored artwork or designs on the exterior containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California without providing the...
May 15, 2012
DBP, DEHP, Lead
Consent Judgment
On May 15, 2012, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Moore v. Brownlow Publishing Company, et al., which resolved citizen enforcer John Moore's allegations that the defendant Brownlow Publishing Company ("Brownlow") sold notepads containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate ("DEHP"), purses...
March 22, 2012
Lead
Out-of-Court Settlement
On or about March 22, 2012, citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and settling defendant Coastal Cocktails, Inc. ("Coastal Cocktails"), entered into an out-of-court Settlement Agreement, which resolved Brimer's allegations that Coastal Cocktails sold mugs with colored artwork or designs on the exterior containing the heavy metal lead in the State of California...
March 6, 2012
Lead
Out-of-Court Settlement
The dispute between citizen enforcer Russell Brimer and defendant Aramco Imports, Inc. that was originally resolved on November 20, 2009 in Brimer v. Aramco Imports, Inc., et al., was recently reviewed when Brimer alleged that Aramco had sold mugs with colored artwork that violated the terms of the Agreement.  On March 6, 2012, Brimer and Aramco entered into an out-...
January 4, 2012
Cadmium, Lead
Consent Judgment
On January 4, 2012, the San Francisco County Superior Court entered a Consent Judgment in Brimer v. ICUP, Incorporated; et al., which resolved citizen enforcer Russell Brimer's allegations that the defendant, ICUP, Inc. ("ICUP"), sold glassware with colored artwork or designs on the exterior containing the heavy metals lead and cadmium in the State of...