60 Day Notice 2015-00225

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2015-00225
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2015-00225.pdf
Date Filed: 
03/27/2015
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Alleged Violators: 
Sakar International, Inc.
Sakar Acquisition, LLC
Skechers USA, Inc.
Skechers USA II, Inc.
Ross Dress For Less, Inc.
ROSS STORES, INC, INC. DBA DD'S DISCOUNTS
DD'S DISCOUNTS
Chemicals: 
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Source: 
Jump ropes

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2015-00225
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2015-00225S4673.pdf
Settlement Date:
02/09/2016
Case Name: 
CAG v SAKAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Court Name: 
N/A
Court Docket Number: 
N/A
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
Sakar International, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
SAKAR, promises, and represents that within sixty (60) days from the Effective Date, SAKAR shall reformulate any Covered Product manufactured after the Effective Date and offered for sale in California to a point where the level of DEHP in the Covered Product does not exceed 0.1% by weight or shall cease importing or selling any Covered Product. SAKAR agrees, promises, and represents that, as of the Effective Date, to the extent it ships or sells any Covered Product in existing inventory that have not been reformulated, it will provide warnings on such Covered Product that comply with Proposition 65. The warnings shall be provided in such a conspicuously and prominent manner that will assure the message is made available and likely to be read, seen, or heard by the consumer prior to or at the time of the sale or purchase.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 6,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 26,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 6,000.00  (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 substance.)
Total Payments:
$ 38,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
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
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.