Settlement Date:
09/04/2012
Case Name:
Environmental Research Center v. Symmetry
Court Name:
Alameda County Superior Court
Plaintiff:
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Injunctive Relief:
Symmetry shall not knowingly ship Covered Products to California or to a third party for distribution or sale in California unless (1) the products do not expose any person to a daily dose of more than 0.5 micrograms of lead when the maximum daily dose is taken as directed on the product label; or (2)the product contains a Proposition 65 warning; or (3) OEHHA determines that no such warning is required.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 7,960.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 53,170.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 23,830.00 (23870 in lieu of further civil penalties for various activities including but not limited to investigating, researching and testing consumer products that may contain Proposition 65 chemicals; awarding a grant to St. Jude Children's Hospital; funding the ERC Eco Scholarship Fund for high school students in California; funding ERC's ERC's Voluntary Compliance Program to work with companies not subject to Proosition 65 to reformulate their products; post-settlement monitoring; and continuing enforcement of Proposition 65, etc. )
Total Payments:
$ 84,960.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Contact Name:
Alameda County Superior Court
Contact Organization:
Law Office Office of Michael Freund
Address:
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Fax Number:
(510) 540-5543