60 Day Notice 2011-00901

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2011-00901
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00901.pdf
Date Filed: 
10/03/2011
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Alleged Violators: 
Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Big Lots, Inc.
Gossi, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP)
Source: 
Flashlights

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00901
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00901C2341.pdf
Date Filed:
03/01/2012
Case Name: 
CAG v. Gossi Inc et al.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC479969
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Defendant: 
Gossi Inc.
Big Lots Stores Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Cost of suit, Reasonable attorney fees and costs; and any further relieft that the court may deem just and equitable
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yerosuhalmi & Associates
Email Address:
lawfirm@Yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 610E
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone Number:
310-623-1926
Fax Number:
310-623-1930
Settlement
AG Number:
2011-00901
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00901S5673.pdf
Settlement Date:
03/31/2017
Case Name: 
CAG V. BIG LOTS STORES, INC.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC479969
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation of Lead to less than 100ppm; Reformulation of 1,000 ppm of DEHP and DBP
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 6,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 164,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 4,500.00  (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:
$ 175,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
REUBEN YEROUSHALMI
Contact Organization: 
YEROUSHALMI & YEROUSHALMI
Email Address:
admin@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 240W
City, State, Zip:
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Comments: 
This settlement includes AG 2013-00869 and 2011-00381

* 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.