60 Day Notice 2020-01365

AG Number: 
2020-01365
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
06/08/2020
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group
Alleged Violators: 
Gourmet Home Products, LLC
Marshalls of MA, Inc.
Marshalls of CA, LLC
Marshalls
Chemicals: 
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Source: 
Suction Sponge Caddy with Plastic Components

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2020-01365
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
05/30/2023
Case Name: 
N/A
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
N/A
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Defendant: 
Gourmet Home Products, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
GOURMET HOME agrees, promises, and represents that after the Effective Date GOURMET HOME shall reformulate any Covered Products manufactured after the Effective Date and offered for sale in California to a point where the level of DEHP in the Covered Products does not exceed 0.1% by weight (the “Reformulation Standard”). If GOURMET HOME is not the manufacturer, after the Effective Date it shall purchase only Covered Products manufactured after the Effective Date that meet the Reformulation Standard. GOURMET HOME agrees, promises, and represents that, as of the Effective Date, it shall sell or otherwise distribute only Covered Products manufactured after the Effective Date that meet the “Reformulation Standard”. Any Covered Products in GOURMET HOME’S existing inventory that does not meet the Reformulation Standard shall contain a warning that shall comply with the warning requirements under Title 27, California Code of Regulations, §25600, et seq. Should GOURMET HOME sell or distribute any Covered Products 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, including as they may be subsequently amended. As between CAG and GOURMET HOME, compliance with this Settlement Agreement shall constitute compliance with Proposition 65 with respect to the Listed Chemical in the Covered Products for any Covered Products in existing inventory and for Covered Products manufactured after the Effective Date, regardless of when distributed and/or sold by Releasees or Downstream Releasees after the Effective Date.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 12,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 63,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 75,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Yeroushalmi Law Firm
Email Address:
admin@Yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd 240w
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Comments: 
Settlement also pertains to AG number: 2020-02772


* 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.