60 Day Notice 2012-00182

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2012-00182
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00182.pdf
Date Filed: 
03/15/2012
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Alleged Violators: 
Ross Dress for Less, Inc.
Ross Stores, Inc.
Panache for the Bath, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Source: 
Shower curtains

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2012-00182
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00182C2674.PDF
Date Filed:
02/14/2013
Case Name: 
CAG v. Panache For The Bath, Inc.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC501008
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
Panache For The Bath, Inc.
Better Home Plastics Corp
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:
2012-00182
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00182S3378.pdf
Settlement Date:
06/02/2014
Case Name: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Panache For The Bath Inc..
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC501008
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Defendant: 
Better Home Plastics, Corp.
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation of product to contain less than 0.1% of weight of DEHP
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 3,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 65,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 2,000.00  (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:
$ 70,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Email Address:
admin@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD SUITE 240W
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
310-623-1926
Judgment
AG Number:
2012-00182
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00182J2258.pdf
Judgment Date:
07/31/2014
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 06/02/2014
Case Name: 
CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUP, INC. V. PANACHE FOR THE BATH, INC.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC501008
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
PANACHE FOR THE BATH, INC.
BETTER HOME PLASTICS CORP.
ROSS DRESS FOR LESS, INC.
ROSS STORES, INC.
NATIONAL STORES, INC.
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendant will not manufacture, distribute, or sell the Covered Products in California unless the Covered Products have been reformulated to contain less than 0.01% by weight of DEHP. Any existing products remaining in Defendant's inventory should have compliant Proposition 65 warnings.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 3,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 65,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 2,000.00  (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:
$ 70,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Yeroushalmi
Email Address:
admin@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd.
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.