Settlement Date:
01/08/2013
Case Name:
Environmental Research Center vs. Betty Lou's, Inc.
Court Name:
Orange County Superior Court
Plaintiff:
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Injunctive Relief:
A testing protocol for lead content; warning
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 4,260.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 22,968.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 12,772.00 ($12,772.50 is allocated to Environmental Research Center in lieu of further civil penalties, for activities such as (1), researching and testing consumer products that may contain Proposition 65 listed chemicals; (2) awarding grants to California non-profit foundations/entities dedicated to public health; (3) funding the ERC Eco Scholarship Fund for high school students in California interested in pursuing an education in the field of environmental sciences; (4) funding ERC’s Voluntary Compliance Program to work with companies not subject to Proposition 65 to reformulate their products to reduce potential consumer exposures; (5) funding ERC’s RxY Program to assist various medical personnel to provide testing assistance to independent distributors of various products; (6) funding ERC’s Got Lead? Program to assist consumers in testing products for lead; (7) post-settlement monitoring of past consent judgments; and (8) the continued enforcement of Proposition 65.
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Total Payments:
$ 40,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Address:
16485 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite 250
City, State, Zip:
Irvine, CA 92618, CA 92618
Phone Number:
(949) 251-9977
