60 Day Notice 2010-00748

AG Number: 
2010-00748
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
12/21/2010
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group
Alleged Violators: 
Sentry Industries, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Flashlights

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2010-00748
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
12/20/2011
Case Name: 
CAG v. Sentry
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC463718
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
Ross Dress for Less, Inc.
Ross Stores, Inc.
Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Big Lots, Inc.
GTM Wholesale Liquidators
Sentry Industries, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Other
Civil Penalty
Warning
reasonable attorneys fees and costs
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Assoc.
Email Address:
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 610E
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Fax Number:
(310) 623-1930
Comments: 
Judgment
AG Number:
2010-00748
Judgment PDF: 
Judgment Date:
09/28/2012
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 07/02/2012
Case Name: 
Consumer Advocacy Group v. Sentry Industries, Inc.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC463718
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Defendant: 
Sentry Industries, Inc.
GTM Wholesale Liquidators
Big Lots, Inc.
Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Ross Dress for Less, Inc.
Ross Stores, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Sentry agrees to the extent a covered product has not been reformulated, Sentry shall not sell Covered Products in CA unless they are reformulated to contain no greater than 100 parts per million of lead and 0.l% of DEHP.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 10,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 82,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 7,000.00  (To CAG in lieu of civil penalties to use for such projects and purposes related to environmental protection, worker health and safety, or reduction of human exposure to hazardous substances as CAG may choose.)
Total Payments:
$ 99,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Email Address:
lawfirm@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 610E
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
310-623-1926


* A non-contingent civil penalty is the civil penalty that must be paid pursuant to the settlement, regardless of future events or actions of the defendant. If a settlement includes a contingent penalty, the plaintiff should report the additional penalty amount when it becomes due.