60 Day Notice 2024-01113

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2024-01113
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-01113.pdf
Date Filed: 
03/15/2024
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Rachel S. Doughty
Alleged Violators: 
Etsy, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Mercury
Mercury and mercury compounds
Source: 
Skin-lightening, whitening, and “smoothing” creams containing 1 ppm or more mercury or mercury compounds.
NOTE: 
No Merit Letter Issued 03/27/2024

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2024-01113
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-01113C8624.pdf
Date Filed:
03/18/2024
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Etsy, Inc.
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
24CV068179
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Rachel S. Doughty
J. Rae Lovko
Defendant: 
Etsy, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Unlawful Discharge
Relief Sought: 
Civil Penalty
Injunctive Relief and other equitable relief
Contact Name: 
Rachel Doughty
Contact Organization: 
Greenfire Law, PC
Email Address:
rdoughty@greenfirelaw.com
Address: 
2748 Adeline Street
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94703
Phone Number:
(510) 900-9502
Fax Number:
(510) 900-9502
Settlement
AG Number:
2024-01113
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-01113S4887.pdf
Settlement Date:
02/24/2025
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Etsy, Inc.
Court Name: 
United States District Court, Northern District
Court Docket Number: 
3:24-cv-04203-MMC
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Greenfire Law, PC
Rachel Doughty
Defendant: 
Etsy, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Etsy.com Inc will prevent third-party sellers from listing the Products (Deluxe Nadinola Bleaching Cream, Due Beauty Cream, Faiza, La Tia Mana Crema Limpiadora y Curativa, Miss Key Crema Blanqueadora, Jing Zhuang Jinyiqi/“Yiqi”, La Magia Blanca de Michelle Marie Crema Blanqueadora, Parley Beauty Cream, Shivanya Beauty Cream, and La Unica Cream Casa Botanica) for sale on etsy.com to California consumers, unless the Settling Entity has confirmed that the Product does not contain mercury. If Etsy determines that any Products should no longer be prevented from sales in California (since the Product does not contain mercury), prior to ceasing its above-mentioned efforts to prevent the listing of any such Products, Etsy will provide AYS with the evidence upon which it has made the determination that the Product does not contain mercury.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 24,300.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 175,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 4,379.00  (Other payments are a portion of the costs incurred in bringing the case (e.g., purchase of products, shipping, and lab fees))
Total Payments:
$ 203,679.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Danielle Fugere
Contact Organization: 
As You Sow
Email Address:
dfugere@asyousow.org
Address: 
11461 San Pablo Avenue, Suite 400
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94530
Phone Number:
310-579-2188
Comments: 
Also resolves notice AG Number 2024-00232

* 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.