60 Day Notice 2019-01169

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2019-01169
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2019-01169.pdf
Date Filed: 
06/17/2019
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Alleged Violators: 
TJ Maxx
TJX Operating Companies, Inc.
Disaster Designs
Disaster Designs Ltd
TJ Maxx of CA, LLC
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Source: 
Purse with Plastic Components

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2019-01169
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2019-01169S0204.pdf
Settlement Date:
02/01/2022
Case Name: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. The TJX Companies, Inc.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
19STCV45711
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Defendant: 
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
After the Effective Date, TJX shall not (1) order any Pom Pom Purses, Tote Bags, and Desktop Organizers for sale into California, with any component that contains DEHP in excess of 0. 1% (1,000 parts per million) by weight; (2) order any Cynthia Rowley Jewelry Boxes, Mona B Wallets, and Lolo Cosmetic Bags for sale into California, with any component that contains D1NP in excess of 0. 1% (1,000 parts per million) by weight.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 22,860.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 80,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 17,140.00  (CAG will use this portion of the 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:
$ 120,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Email Address:
admin@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd Ste 240W
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Comments: 
This covers notices with AG Nos.: 2019-01394, 2019-01360, 2020-01191, 2020-02771, and 2020-03372.

* 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.