Judgment Date:
11/16/2023
Settlement reported to AG:
Case Name:
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Ross Stores, Inc.
Court Name:
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Plaintiff:
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Injunctive Relief:
3.1 After the Effective Date, Ross shall not order any Covered Products for sale into California,
with any component that contains the Listed Chemical(s) in excess of 0.1% (1,000 parts per
million) by weight. 3.2 Any Covered Products that Ross sells, distributes, or ships into California
after the Effective Date that were ordered prior to the Effective Date, must contain a clear and
reasonable warning, consistent with 27 CCR section 25600 et seq., unless it contains no more
than 0.1% by weight (1,000 ppm) of the Listed Chemical(s). Covered Products that were ordered prior to the Effective Date and contain DEHP above 0.1% by weight shall contain Proposition 65 warnings for cancer and reproductive toxicity. Covered Products that were ordered prior to the Effective Date and contain DINP above 0.1% by weight shall contain Proposition 65 warnings for cancer. Covered Products that were ordered prior to the Effective Date and contain DBP above 0.1% by weight shall contain Proposition 65 warnings for reproductive toxicity. Any warnings provided pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be affixed to the packaging of, or directly on, or attached to the Covered Products, and be prominently placed with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices as to render it likely to be read and understood by an ordinary individual under customary conditions before purchase or use. Where the packaging of the Covered Product in existing inventory includes consumer information as defined by California Code of Regulations title 27 §25600.1(c) in a language other than English, the warning must also be provided in that language in addition to English. Should Defendant sell or distribute any Covered Product in existing inventory through the internet, the warning will be posted in the manner provided for with respect to internet sales, as provided for in 27 CCR sections 25601 and 25602, as they may be subsequently amended. 3.3 Covered Products already distributed to Downstream Releasees prior to the Effective Date may continue to be sold through as is.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 10,300.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 72,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 7,700.00 (Ross shall issue one check for seven thousand seven hundred dollars ($7,700.00)
to “Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.” pursuant to Health & Safety Code § 25249.7(b) and
California Code of Regulations, Title 11 § 3203(d). CAG will 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 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; twenty percent (20%) 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 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:
$ 90,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Contact Organization:
Yeroushalmi & Yeroushalmi Law Firm
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
