60 Day Notice 2019-00535

AG Number: 
2019-00535
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
03/14/2019
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Alleged Violators: 
California Market
Gaju Market Corp.
Gaju Market Corporation
California Marketplace
California Marketplace, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
Source: 
Tong with Plastic Handles

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2019-00535
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
08/05/2019
Case Name: 
CAG v. Gaju Market Corporation dba California Market, et al.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
19STCV27357
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Defendant: 
Gaju Market Corporation dba California Market
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Email Address:
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 240W
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Settlement
AG Number:
2019-00535
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
04/08/2022
Case Name: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Gaju Market Corporation
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
19STCV27357
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Yeroushalmi & Yeorushalmi
Defendant: 
Gaju Market Corporation dba California Market, a California Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
After the Effective Date, Defendant shall not sell, offer for sale, or order for sale any Covered Products unless the level of DEHP in the Covered Products does not exceed more than 0.1% (1,000 parts per million) by weight. For any Covered Products whose DEHP content exceeds .1% still existing in Defendant inventory as of the Effective Date, Defendant shall place a clear and reasonable warning Proposition 65 compliant warning on them, consistent with 27 CCR section 25600 et seq.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 7,440.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 52,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 5,560.00  (CAG will use this portion of the Total Settlement Payment as follows, eighty-five 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; fifteen percent (20%) for administrative costs incurred during investigation and litigation to reduce the public’s exposure to the Proposition 65 Listed Chemical 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 Chemical 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:
$ 65,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Yeroushalmi
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 executed settlement also relates to AG No. 2019-01754
Settlement
AG Number:
2019-00535
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
04/08/2022
Case Name: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Gaju Market Corporation
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
19STCV27357
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Yeroushalmi & Yeorushalmi
Defendant: 
Gaju Market Corporation dba California Market, a California Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
After the Effective Date, Defendant shall not sell, offer for sale, or order for sale any Covered Products unless the level of DEHP in the Covered Products does not exceed more than 0.1% (1,000 parts per million) by weight. For any Covered Products whose DEHP content exceeds .1% still existing in Defendant inventory as of the Effective Date, Defendant shall place a clear and reasonable warning Proposition 65 compliant warning on them, consistent with 27 CCR section 25600 et seq.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 7,440.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 52,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 5,560.00  (CAG will use this portion of the Total Settlement Payment as follows, eighty-five 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; fifteen percent (20%) for administrative costs incurred during investigation and litigation to reduce the public’s exposure to the Proposition 65 Listed Chemical 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 Chemical 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:
$ 65,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Yeroushalmi
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 executed settlement relates to the following AG Nos.: 2019-01265, 2019-02273, 2019-02355, 2020-00621, 2019-01269, 2019-02251, 2020-00718, 2020-00724, 2019-01838, 2019-02249, 2020-00716, 2020-00787, 2019-02350, 2020-00305, 2020-00246, and 2021-00630


* 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.