Judgment Date:
05/13/2022
Settlement reported to AG:
Case Name:
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Ross Stores, Inc., et al.
Court Name:
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Plaintiff:
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant:
Olivia Miller, Inc., a New York Corporation
Injunctive Relief:
Within 90 days After the Effective Date, Settling Defendant shall not order for manufacture any Covered Products with any component that contains the Listed Chemical(s) in excess of 0.1% (1,000 parts per million) by weight. Any Covered Products that Settling Defendant manufacture for sale, distribute for sale, or ship for sale within 90 days after the Effective Date that was ordered for manufacture prior to the Effective Date, must contain a clear and reasonable warning, consistent with 27 CCR section 25600 et seq.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 16,020.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 110,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 11,980.00 (CAG will use this portion of the Total Settlement Payment as follows, eighty-five percent (85%) for fees of investigation, purchasing and testing for the Proposition 65 Listed Chemical in various products, and for expert fees for evaluating exposures through various mediums, including but not limited to 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 in litigation and to offset the costs of future litigation enforcing Proposition 65 but excluding attorney fees; fifteen percent (15%) for administrative costs incurred during investigation and litigation to reduce the public’s exposure to the 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 the Proposition 65 Listed Chemicals including but not limited to 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.)
Total Payments:
$ 138,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Contact Organization:
Yeroushalmi & Yeroushalmi
Address:
9100 Wilshire Blvd Ste 240W
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
