Settlement Date:
03/26/2026
Case Name:
CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUP, INC., V. INTERDESIGN, INC.
Court Name:
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Plaintiff:
CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUP, INC.
Injunctive Relief:
After the Effective Date, Settling Defendant shall not sell in California, offer for
sale in California, or ship for sale in California any Covered Products unless the level of DEHP does not exceed 0.1%(1,000 parts per million) by weight (“reformulation level”).
For any Covered Products that exceed the reformulation level of Listed
Chemicals that are manufactured for distribution and/or sale into California prior to the
Effective Date, Defendant must provide a Proposition 65 compliant warning for the Covered
Products as permitted by Proposition 65 and its implementing regulations or as set forth
below. Any warning provided pursuant to this section shall be affixed to the packaging of, or
directly on, the Covered Products, and be prominently placed with such conspicuousness as
compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices as to render it likely to be read and
understood by an ordinary individual under customary conditions before purchase or use. The
warning must be set off from other surrounding information, enclosed in a box. Where the packaging of the Covered Products in existing inventory includes consumer information as defined by California Code of Regulations title 27 §25600.1(c) in a language other than
English, the warning must also be provided in that language in addition to English. Should Defendant sell or distribute any Covered Product s in existing inventory through the internet the warning will be posted in the manner provided for with respect to internet sales, as provided for in 27 CCR sections 25601 and 25602, as they may be subsequently amended.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 57,160.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 420,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 42,840.00 (Settling Defendant shall make a separate payment, in the amount of forty-two thousand eight hundred forty dollars ($42,840.00) as an additional settlement payment to “Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.” pursuant to Health &
Safety Code § 25249.7(b) and California Code of Regulations, Title 11 § 3203(d). Settling Defendant will issue a separate check to CAG for the Additional Settlement Payment. CAG will use this payment as follows, seventy-five percent (75%) for fees of investigation, purchasing and testing for Proposition 65 listed chemicals in various products, and for expert fees for evaluating exposures through various mediums, including but not limited to consumer product, occupational,
and environmental exposures to Proposition 65 listed chemicals, and the cost of hiring consulting and retaining experts who assist with the extensive scientific analysis necessary for those files in litigation and to offset the costs of future litigation enforcing Proposition 65, but excluding attorney fees; twenty-five percent (25%) for administrative costs incurred during investigation and litigation to reduce the public’s exposure to Proposition 65 listed chemicals by notifying those persons and/or entities believed to be responsible for such exposures and attempting to persuade those persons and/or entities to reformulate their products or the source of exposure to completely eliminate or lower the level of Proposition 65 listed chemicals, including but not limited to costs of documentation and tracking of products investigated, storage of products, website enhancement
and maintenance, computer and software maintenance, investigative equipment, CAG’s member’s time for work done on investigations, office supplies, mailing supplies and postage. Within 30 days of a request from the Attorney General or Settling Defendant, CAG shall provide to the Attorney General copies of documentation demonstrating how the above funds have been spent. CAG shall be solely responsible for ensuring the proper expenditure of such additional settlement payment.)
Total Payments:
$ 520,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Contact Organization:
Yeroushalmi & Yeroushalmi
Address:
9100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 240W
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
