Judgment Date:
03/29/2023
Settlement reported to AG:
Case Name:
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc v. General Discount Corporation
Court Name:
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Plaintiff:
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant:
Fine Discount No. 1, Inc. dba General Discount
Injunctive Relief:
After the Effective Date, Settling Defendant shall not sell, ship for sale, or distribute for sale any Covered Products with any component that contains the Listed Chemical(s) in excess of 0.1% (1,000 parts per million) by weight without a Proposition 65- compliant warning consistent with 27 California Code of Regulations Section 25600 et seq.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 11,440.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 130,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 8,560.00 (Settling Defendant shall issue one check for eight thousand five hundred and sixty dollars ($8,560.00) to "Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc." pursuant to Health & Safety Code § 25249.7(b) and California Code of Regulations, Title 11 §3203(d). CAGwill use this portion of the Total Settlement Payment as follows, eighty percent (80%) for fees of investigation, purchasing and testing for the Proposition 65 Listed Chemical invarious products, and for expert fees for evaluating exposures through various mediums, including but not limitedto consumer product, occupational, and environmental exposures to the Proposition 65 Listed Chemical, and the cost of hiring consulting and retaining experts who assist with the extensive scientific analysis necessary for those files' inlitigation and to offset the costs of future litigationenforcing Proposition 65 but excluding attorney fees; twenty percent (20%) for administrative costs incurred during the investigation and litigationto reduce the public's exposure to Proposition 65 Listed Chemicals by notifying those persons and/or entities believed to be responsible for such exposures and attempting to persuade those persons and/or entities to reformulate their products or the source of exposure to completely eliminate or lower the level of Proposition 65 Listed Chemicals including but not limitedto costs of documentation and tracking of products investigated, storage of products, website enhancement and maintenance, computer and software maintenance, investigative equipment, CAG's member's time for work done on investigations, office supplies, mailing supplies, and postage Within 30 days of a request from the Attorney General, CAG shall provide to the Attorney General copies of documentation demonstrating how the above funds have been spent. CAG shall be solely responsible for ensuring the proper expenditure of such additional settlement payment.)
Total Payments:
$ 150,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Contact Organization:
Yeroushalmi & Yeroushalmi Law Firm
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926