60 Day Notice 2011-00690

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2011-00690
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00690.pdf
Date Filed: 
07/22/2011
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Alleged Violators: 
Big Lots, Inc.
Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.
TriMas Corporation
Cequent Performance Products, Inc.
TriMas Company, LLC
Chemicals: 
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Source: 
Tie-downs

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00690
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00690C2643.pdf
Date Filed:
12/28/2012
Case Name: 
CAG v. Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC498207
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group
Defendant: 
Cequent Perfomance Products, Inc.
Trimas Company, LLC
Trimas Corporation
Big Lots Stores, Inc.
DOES 1-20
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Costs of suit; Reasonable Attorney Fee and Costs; Any further relief that the court may deem just and equitable.
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
Settlement
AG Number:
2011-00690
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00690S3377.pdf
Settlement Date:
05/28/2014
Case Name: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Cequent Consumer Products,
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC498207
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Defendant: 
Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Proposition 65 Compliant Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 16,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 50,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 9,000.00  (CAG will use the payment in lieu of civil penalties for such projects and purposes related to environmental protection, worker health and safety, or reduction of human exposure to hazardous substances.)
Total Payments:
$ 75,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Email Address:
admin@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 240W
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90036
Phone Number:
310-623-1926
Fax Number:
310-623-1930
Judgment
AG Number:
2011-00690
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00690J2257.pdf
Judgment Date:
07/30/2014
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 05/28/2014
Case Name: 
CAG V. CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC498207
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTC INC.
CEQUENT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTC INC.
TRIMAS COMPANY, LLC
TRIMAS CORPORATION
BIG LOTS STORES, INC.
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation of DEHP and DBP to less than 0.1%.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 16,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 50,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 9,000.00  (CAG will use the payment in lieu of civil penalties for such projects and purposes related to environmental protection, worker health and safety, or reduction of human exposure to hazardous substances.)
Total Payments:
$ 75,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Email Address:
admin@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 240W
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
310-623-1926
Fax Number:
310-623-1930

* 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.