Not going to worry about California Proposition 65? Here are some facts from the California Attorney General’s office that may change your mind or at let you know how much money you are going to lose!
Posted: February 19, 2019 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: California Proposition 65 Leave a commentBefore filing a lawsuit for a violation of California 65 violations law firms have to file a 60-day notice letter with the California Attorney General’s Office. After the settlement or lawsuit, the attorneys must report those (and the attorney general probably has to approve the settlements).
Here are some numbers and examples of the manufacturers and settlement amounts. Remember these settlements are prior to the new fines going into effect. After August 30, 2018 I suspect these numbers are going to skyrocket.
|
Year |
Amount of Settlements |
Civil Penalty |
Attorney Fees & Costs |
Total |
| 2014 | $29,482,280 | $4,915,648 | $21,047,746 | $55,447,688.00 |
| 2015 | $26,266,261.00 | $5,108,341.00 | $17,862,441.25 | $55,447,688.00 |
| 2016 | $26,226,761 | $5,102,341 | $17,828,941 | $49,160,059.00 |
| 2017 | $25,767,500 | $4,843,142 | $19,486,362 | $50,099,021.00 |
| $107,742,802.00 | $19,969,472.00 | $76,225,490.25 | $210,154,456.00 |
That is a lot of money but those are totals. If you look at averages it is even scarier numbers.
|
Year |
Total Settlement costs for the year |
Number of Settlements |
Average |
| 2014 | $55,447,688.00 |
663 |
$83,631.51 |
| 2015 | $55,447,688.00 |
583 |
$95,107.53 |
| 2016 | $49,160,059.00 |
582 |
$84,467.46 |
| 2017 | $50,099,021.00 |
688 |
$72,818.34 |
References
2014 Reports: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/alpert-report2014.pdf
2015 Reports: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/2015-prop65-full-rpt.pdf
2016 Reports: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/2015-summary-report.pdf
2017 Reports: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/2017-summary-settlements.pdf
From this site you can search the 60-day notices and see who has been targeted. Searches have found the following retailers and manufacturers on this site. https://oag.ca.gov/prop65/60-day-notice-search
| Retailer Named |
Manufacturer Named |
| Clavey Paddlesports | AIRE Inc. |
| Backcountry.com | Bear Vault Food Cannister |
| Backcountry.com | Canyonwerks Bag |
| Backcountry.com | Katadyn North America Inc |
| Backcountry.com | Sawyer Paddles & Oars |
| Backcountry.com | Tender Corporation; Adventure Medical Kits |
| Backcountry.com | Amphipod, Inc |
| REI | Topeak, Inc |
| REI | Todson, Inc |
| REI | Feedback Sports, LLC; |
| REI | Advanced Elements, Inc. |
| REI | Eagle Nest Outfitters, Inc |
| REI | CAMP USA, Inc. |
| REI | Shock Doctor Inc |
| REI | Amphipod, Inc. |
| REI | Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. |
| REI | Mountain Safety Research, Inc. |
| REI | Cascade Designs, Inc. |
| REI | Snow Peak USA, Inc. |
| REI | Recreational Equipment, Inc. |
| REI | Kelty, Inc.; American Recreation Products, LLC |
| REI | Katadyn North America, Inc. |
| REI | Recreational Water Products, Inc. |
| REI | Bell Sports, Inc. |
| REI | Specialized Bicycle |
| REI | Shimano, Inc.; |
| REI | Scott USA |
| REI | Raleigh America |
| REI | Quality Bicycle Products, Inc |
| REI | Pacific Cycle, Inc |
| REI | Kung Hsue She |
| REI | Iron Horse Bicycle, LLC |
| REI | Giant Bicycle, Inc |
| REI | G. Joannou Cycle Co |
| REI | Fuji American Advanced Sports, Inc |
| REI | Felt Bicycles |
| REI | Electra Bicycle Company, Inc |
| REI | Dynacraft BSC, Inc |
| REI | Cycleurope U.S.A., Inc |
| REI | Cannondale Bicycle Corp. |
| REI | Chia Cherne Industry Co. Ltd |
Two Simple searches and 42 results and the big settlements have not started.
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