Court Name:
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Plaintiff:
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Injunctive Relief:
3.1 Steve Madden agrees, promises, and represents that from and after 90 days
of the Effective Date Steve Madden shall reformulate any Covered Products
manufactured after the Effective Date and offered for sale to a point where the
level of DEHP in the Covered Products does not exceed 0.1% by weight.
3.2 Steve Madden agrees, promises, and represents that, from and after 90
days of the Effective Date, to the extent it ships or sells any Covered Products in
existing inventory that have not been reformulated, it will provide warnings on
such Covered Products that comply with Proposition 65. The warnings shall be provided in such a conspicuously and prominent manner that will assure the
message is made available and likely to be read, seen, or heard by the consumer
prior to or at the time of the sale or purchase. The Parties agree that product
labeling stating that:
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Di(2-
ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)which is known to the State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
shall constitute compliance with Proposition 65 with respect to the Listed
Chemical in the Covered Products for any Covered Products in existing inventory
that had not been reformulated and were distributed and/or sold by Releasees or
Downstream Releasees after the Effective Date.