This site contains information on a Proposition 65 settlement entered by the Alameda County Superior Court on February 21, 2024 relating to the presence of chromium (hexavalent compounds) (“CrVI”) in gloves and footwear made with leather materials. The settlement requires that the subject entities use only chrome-tanned leather in their footwear and/or gloves products that has been produced pursuant to state-or-the-art protocols designed to prevent the formation of CrVI on the surface of the products.

The Court has approved of a procedure by which entities interested in opting into the terms of the settlement may resolve their own Proposition 65 liability as to CrVI in leather gloves and footwear by agreeing to adopt these same protocols and to pay a monetary settlement amount. If you are an entity that manufactures, distributes, or sells leather gloves and/or footwear and are interested in opting into the settlement, this site explains what steps are required. It is important to review this information with an attorney because significant legal rights and obligations are addressed by the Opt-In process approved by the Court.

UPDATE: The deadline to opt has been extended to July 10, 2024. For any entity seeking to opt into the settlement, all required documentation and payments must be submitted to and received by the Lexington Law Group LLP, counsel for Plaintiff Center for Environmental Health, by that date.

The underlying Proposition 65 actions are captioned as Center for Environmental Health v. Bali Leathers, Inc., et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. RG19029736 and Center for Environmental Health v. Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., et al., Alameda Superior Court Case No. RG19034870.
Proposition 65 Hexavalent Chromium Settlement Opt-In

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