United States of America v. Toys Distribution Inc. et al

Filing 29

CONSENT DECREE OF PERMANENT INJUNCTION AS TO S&J MERCHANDISE INC., TOM LIU, CUC T. THAI, BLJ APPAREL INC., LUAN LUU, AND ALL SEASON SALES INC. by Judge George H. Wu. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: ORDER The defendants who are signatories to thi s Decree--S&J Merchandise, Tom Liu, Cuc T. Thai, BLJ Apparel, Luan Luu, and All Season Sales (hereinafter, "Singatories")-and each and all of their directors, officers, agents, servants, brokers, employees, successors, assigns, and attorney s, and all persons or entities in active concert or participation with any of them, who receive actual notice of this Decree by personal service or otherwise, are permanently enjoined from importing into the United States, directly or indirectly, introducing or causing the introduction into interstate commerce any toy or another consumer product intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger. (See document for further details) ( MD JS-6. Case Terminated ) (bp)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,
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TOYS DISTRIBUTION, INC. dba TDI
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INTERNATIONAL, a California
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corporation; and LOAN TUYET THAI,
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LAN MY LAM and PAUL PHUONG,
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individually and as officers of the
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corporation; S & J MERCHANDISE, INC., )
a California corporation; and CUC T.THAI )
individually and as an officer of the
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corporation; BLJ APPAREL, INC., a
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California corporation; and LUAN LUU,
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individually and as an officer of the
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corporation; and ALL SEASON SALES,
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INC., a California corporation; and TOM )
LIU, individually and as an officer of both )
All Season Sales and S & J Merchandise, )
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Defendants.
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CV 14-1364-GW(PLAx)
CONSENT DECREE OF
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
AS TO S & J MERCHANDISE
INC., TOM LIU, CUC T.
THAI, BLJ APPAREL INC.,
LUAN LUU, AND ALL
SEASON SALES INC.

[15 U.S.C. §§ 2071(a), 1267(a)]

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WHEREAS the United States of America has filed a Complaint against Toys
Distribution Inc. dba TDI International, Paul Phuong, Lan My Lam, Loan Tuyet

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Thai, BLJ Apparel Inc., Luan Luu, S & J Merchandise Inc., Cuc T. Thai, All
Season Sales, Inc. and Tom Liu for a permanent injunction for defendants’ alleged
violations of statutes and regulations enforced by the U.S. Consumer Product

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Safety Commission (“CPSC” or “Commission”), including section 19 of the
Consumer Product Safety Act (“CPSA”), 15 U.S.C. § 2068(a), and section 4 of the

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Federal Hazardous Substances Act (“FHSA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1263;
WHEREAS the United States and defendants S & J Merchandise, Tom Liu,

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Cuc T. Thai, BLJ Apparel, Luan Luu, and All Season Sales consent to entry of this
Consent Decree for Permanent Injunction (the “Decree”), without contest, and
before any testimony has been taken;

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WHEREAS, defendants S & J Merchandise, Tom Liu, Cuc T. Thai, BLJ
Apparel, Luan Luu, and All Season Sales have waived service of the Summons and

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Complaint; the parties are represented by the attorneys whose names appear
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hereafter; and the parties want to settle this action upon the following terms and

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conditions, without adjudication of any issue of fact or law.

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THEREFORE, on the agreement of the parties, it is hereby ORDERED,
ADJUDGED, AND DECREED as follows:

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FINDINGS
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1.

This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1345.

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2.

This Court has jurisdiction, under 15 U.S.C. §§ 2071(a) and 1267(a),

to restrain any violation of the CPSA and FHSA.

All references to the CPSA and

FHSA refer to those statutes as amended by the Consumer Product Safety

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Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110-314 (“CPSIA”), which was amended
by Public Law 112-28 (2011), and all terms used herein shall have the same

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meaning as defined and used in the CPSA, CPSIA, and FHSA.
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Venue in the Central District of California is proper under 28 U.S.C. §

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1391(b) and (c).
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At all times relevant hereto, S & J Merchandise Inc. (“S & J”), BLJ

Apparel Inc. (“BLJ”), and All Season Sales, Inc. (“Season”) are “manufacturers”

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and “retailers” of “consumer products,” as those terms are defined in section 3 of

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the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. § 2052(a).

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5.

At all times relevant hereto, Tom Liu is the manager and Cuc T. Thai

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is the owner of S & J (“S & J defendants”), and as such, they are individuals

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responsible for the acts and practices of S & J including compliance with the

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requirements of the CPSA, the CPSIA, and the FHSA, and the regulations issued
thereunder.

At all times relevant to this Complaint, they formulated, directed,

controlled, or participated in the acts and practices of the corporate defendant,

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including the acts and practices set forth in this Complaint.

At all times relevant

hereto, they knew of, and had the authority to control, the acts and practices of S &

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J, regarding the importation, distribution, and sale of consumer products.
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At all times relevant hereto, Luan Luu is the owner of BLJ (“BLJ

defendants”), and as such, is the individual responsible for the acts and practices of

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BLJ including compliance with the requirements of the CPSA, the CPSIA, the
FHSA, and the regulations issued thereunder.

At all times relevant to this

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Complaint, he formulated, directed, controlled, or participated in the acts and
practices of the corporate defendant, including the acts and practices set forth in

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this Complaint.

At all times relevant hereto, he knew of, and had the authority to

control, the acts and practices of BLJ, regarding the importation, distribution, and
sale of consumer products.

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At all times relevant hereto, Tom Liu is the owner of All Season Sales

(“Season defendants”), and as such, is the individual responsible for the acts and

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practices of Season including compliance with the requirements of the CPSA, the
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CPSIA, the FHSA, and the regulations issued thereunder. At all times relevant to

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this Complaint, he formulated, directed, controlled, or participated in the acts and

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practices of the corporate defendant, including the acts and practices set forth in
this Complaint.

At all times relevant hereto, he knew of, and had the authority to

control, the acts and practices of Season, regarding the importation, distribution,

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and sale of consumer products.
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The Complaint states claims upon which relief may be granted against

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defendants under section 19(a) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. § 2068(a), and section 4(a)
and (c) of the FHSA, 15 U.S.C. § 1263(a) and (c).
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The Complaint alleges that the S & J defendants violated the CPSA,

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15 U.S.C. § 2068(a)(1), by selling, offering for sale, manufacturing for sale,
distributing in commerce, and importing into the United States, consumer products,

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or other products or substances that are regulated under the CPSA or any other
Acts enforced by the Commission that are not in conformity with an applicable

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consumer product safety rule under the CPSA, or any similar rule, regulation,
standard, or ban under any other Act enforced by the Commission. Specifically,
the Complaint alleges that the S & J defendants violated the CPSA by importing,

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offering for sale, selling, and distributing in commerce, children’s toys or child

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care articles, as defined by 15 U.S.C. § 2057c(g)(1)(B) and (C), that contain

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phthalate concentrations exceeding the allowable amount pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §
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2057c.
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The Complaint alleges that the defendants violated the CPSA, 15

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U.S.C. § 2068(a)(1) and (2)(D), and the FHSA, 15 U.S.C. § 1263(a) and (c), by
introducing or causing the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce of banned hazardous substances, or the receipt in interstate commerce

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of banned hazardous substances and the delivery or proffered delivery thereof for
pay or otherwise.

Additionally, the Complaint alleges that defendants violated

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the CPSA and FHSA by importing, distributing and selling children’s products
containing excessive lead, which are banned under 15 U.S.C. § 1278a.
Specifically, the Complaint alleges that the S & J defendants and BLJ defendants

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violated the CPSA and FHSA by importing, distributing and selling toys and other
articles intended for use by children under three years of age, which present a

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choking, aspiration, or ingestion hazard because of small parts and which are
banned by 16 C.F.R. § 1500.18(a)(9). The Complaint also alleges that the S & J

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defendants and Season defendants violated the CPSA and FHSA by importing,
distributing and selling children’s products that bear lead-containing paint,
prohibited under 16 C.F.R. § 1303.4(b) and that the BLJ defendants violated the

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CPSA and FHSA by importing, distributing and selling rattles that failed to meet

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the requirements of 16 C.F.R. part 1510, and are banned hazardous substances

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under 16 C.F.R. § 1500.18(a)(15).
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The Complaint alleges that the S & J defendants violated the CPSA,

15 U.S.C. § 2068(a)(4), by failing to furnish to the CPSC the information required

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by 15 U.S.C. § 2064(b).
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The Complaint alleges that the defendants violated the CPSA, 15

U.S.C. § 2068(a)(6), by failing to furnish certificates required by this Act or any

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other Act enforced by the Commission, and further, by failing to comply with a
requirement of section 14 (including the requirement for tracking labels) or any

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rule or regulation under such section.
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Defendants have entered into this Decree freely and without coercion.

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Defendants hereby waive all rights to appeal or otherwise challenge or

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contest the validity of this Decree.

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Entry of this Decree is in the public interest.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:

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ORDER

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1.

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The defendants who are signatories to this Decree—S & J

Merchandise, Tom Liu, Cuc T. Thai, BLJ Apparel, Luan Luu, and All Season
Sales (hereinafter, “Signatories”)—and each and all of their directors, officers,

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agents, servants, brokers, employees, successors, assigns, and attorneys, and all

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persons or entities in active concert or participation with any of them, who receive

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actual notice of this Decree by personal service or otherwise, are permanently
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enjoined from importing into the United States, directly or indirectly, introducing

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or causing the introduction into interstate commerce any toy or other consumer

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product intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger, unless and
until:
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Signatories retain, at Signatories’ sole cost and expense, an

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independent person or entity (the “Product Safety Coordinator”), who is without
any personal or financial ties (other than the agreement pursuant to which the

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Product Safety Coordinator is engaged to perform the functions described in this
Section 1.A) to Signatories, their families or any entity directly or indirectly
controlled by Signatories or their families, and who, by reason of background,

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training, education, or experience is qualified to help Signatories fulfill the
following requirements:

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Create a comprehensive product safety program.

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Conduct a product audit to determine which of

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Signatories’ merchandise and inventory requires testing and certification of
compliance with the FHSA, the CPSA, and any other Act enforced by the CPSC,
and quarantines all subject merchandise until the product audit is completed.

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Retain for children’s products an accredited third party

conformity assessment body or bodies accepted by the CPSC and listed on the

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CPSC’s website (third party conformity assessment body) to perform third party
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testing on children’s products as required by law.
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The Signatories establish, with the assistance of the Product

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Safety Coordinator, a comprehensive product safety program with written standard
operating procedures (“SOPs”) designed to ensure continuous compliance with
applicable federal laws, standards, and regulations enforced by the CPSC.

The

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product safety program shall:
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Comply with the third party testing requirements

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pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 2063(a)(2) and periodic testing at least once a year in
accordance with the requirements of 16 C.F.R. part 1107. This periodic testing
requirement applies to each children’s product that Signatories import into the

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United States or manufacture for sale that is subject to a children’s product safety
rule, or any other consumer product safety rule or similar ban, standard, or

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regulation under the CPSA, the FHSA, any other Act enforced by the CPSC, or
any regulation passed thereunder.

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ii.

Ensure that after testing in accordance with law and this

Consent Decree, Signatories issue, retain and provide to the CPSC on request,
certificates of conformity for every consumer product that is subject to a consumer

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product safety rule, children’s product safety rule, or similar ban, standard, or

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regulation under the CPSA, the FHSA, and any other Act enforced by the CPSC,

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or any regulation passed thereunder.
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iii.

Establish systems to ensure that the product safety

program’s SOPs are followed consistently.

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Include procedures to ensure that the Signatories:

adequately correct any product violation cited by the CPSC (whether in connection
with an inspection, a letter of advice or otherwise); conduct product recalls; and

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respond to CPSC letters of advice within the time specified in each letter of advice.
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Establish systems to: investigate all reports of

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consumer incidents, property damage, injuries, warranty claims, insurance claims,
and court complaints regarding consumer products that Signatories import,
distribute or sell in the United States; adhere to applicable CPSC reporting

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requirements; address potentially defective products appropriately; and implement
corrective internal procedures should systemic issues relating to compliance with

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CPSC requirements be identified.
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The Signatories shall ensure that a third party conformity

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assessment body has conducted certification testing on children’s products. The
Signatories shall hire or supervise the hiring of a third party conformity assessment
body to test samples of each children’s product, subject to any children’s product

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safety rule including, but not limited to, the following:
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Small Parts: For each children’s product that is intended

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for children under three years of age, as determined by age grading analysis that
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includes the factors listed at 16 C.F.R. § 1501.2(b), in accordance with the

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requirements of 16 C.F.R. §§ 1500.51, 1500.52, and 16 C.F.R. part 1501.

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ii.

Rattle Requirements: For each children’s product that

meets the definition of a rattle, as defined in 16 C.F.R. § 1510.2, a third party
conformity assessment body for rattle testing shall review a model of each product

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to determine whether small parts exist and test each rattle toy in accordance with
the requirements of 16 C.F.R. §§ 1500.51 and 1510.4.

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iii.

Lead Paint and Lead Content: A third party conformity

assessment body for lead paint and lead content testing shall test each model of
children’s product that bears a surface coating for compliance with the lead paint

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requirements of 16 C.F.R. part 1303, and test accessible substrates, when
applicable, for the lead content requirements of 15 U.S.C. § 1278a(a)(2) and the

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applicable requirements of the effective version of American Society for Testing
and Materials standard F963-11.

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Phthalates:

A third party conformity assessment body

for phthalates testing shall test each model of children’s toy or child care article for
compliance with the phthalate content requirements of 15 U.S.C. § 2057c.

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The Signatories issue certificates of compliance for each

children’s product that is subject to any children’s product safety rule, verifying

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that each of Signatories’ children’s products comply with such children’s product
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safety rule, to the extent required by 15 U.S.C. § 2063(a)(2), 16 C.F.R. part 1110,

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and other applicable rules.

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F.

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The Signatories shall certify in writing to the Office of

Compliance that it is in compliance with the requirements set forth in
subparagraphs (A)-(E) of this Decree.

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2.

Signatories, and each and all of their directors, officers, agents,

servants, brokers, employees, attorneys, successors, assigns, and all persons or

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entities in active concert or participation with any of them who receive actual
notice of this Decree by personal service or otherwise, are hereby permanently
restrained and enjoined from directly or indirectly doing or causing to be done any

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of the following acts:

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Violating the CPSA

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A.

Violating section 19(a)(1) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. § 2068(a)(1),

by selling, offering for sale, manufacturing for sale, distributing in commerce, or

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importing into the United States any consumer product, or other product or
substance that is regulated under the CPSA or any other Act enforced by the
Commission, that is not in conformity with an applicable consumer product safety

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rule under the CPSA, or any similar rule, regulation, standard, or ban under any

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Act enforced by the Commission, including, but not limited to:

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Any children’s toys or child care articles that contain

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excessive concentrations of phthalates in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 2057c;

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Any product which is subject to any consumer product

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safety rule or any children’s product safety rule and lacks a conformity certificate
to the extent required under 15 U.S.C. § 2063 and applicable rules, regulations, and
enforcement policies of the CPSC; and

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iii.

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Children’s products that have not been tested by an

accredited third party conformity assessment body accepted by the CPSC to the

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extent required under 15 U.S.C. § 2063(a)(2) and applicable rules, regulations, and
enforcement policies of the CPSC;
B.

Violating section 19(a)(2)(D) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C.

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§ 2068(a)(2)(D), by selling, offering for sale, manufacturing for sale, distributing
in commerce, or importing into the United States any consumer product, or other

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product or substance that is a banned hazardous substance within the meaning of
section 2(q)(1) of the FHSA,15 U.S.C. 1261(q)(1), including, but not limited to,

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the violations discussed in subparagraphs (F) - (G) below.
C.

Violating section 19(a)(4) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. § 2068(a)(4),

by failing to furnish to the CPSC information required by section 15(b) of the

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CPSA, 15 U.S.C. § 2064(b).

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Violating section 19(a)(6) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. § 2068(a)(6),

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by failing to furnish a certificate required by this Act or any other Act enforced by
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the Commission, or to issue a false certificate, if such person, in the exercise of due

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care, has reason to know that the certificate is false or misleading in any material

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respect; or to fail to comply with any requirement of section 14 (including the
requirement for tracking labels), or any rule or regulation under such section.
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Engaging in any other act or practice that would violate the

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CPSA, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2051-2089.

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Violating the FHSA

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F.

Introducing, or causing the introduction or delivery for

introduction into interstate commerce, any banned hazardous substance or
receiving in interstate commerce any banned hazardous substances, or delivering

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or proffering to deliver thereof for pay or otherwise, in violation of section 4 of the
FHSA, 15 U.S.C. § 1263(a) and (c), including, but not limited to:

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Any children’s product containing lead exceeding the

limits established in 15 U.S.C. § 1278a;

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Any toy or other article intended for use by children that

bears lead-containing paint, as defined by 16 C.F.R. § 1303.2(b);

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Any toy or other article, intended for use by children

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under three years of age that presents a choking, aspiration, or ingestion hazard

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because of small parts, as defined by 16 C.F.R. part 1501; and

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Any rattle, as defined in 16 C.F.R. § 1510.2, that does not

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comply with the requirements 16 C.F.R. part 1510.

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Engaging in any other act or practice that would violate the

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FHSA, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1261-1278.
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Beginning on or before the date that is six (6) months after the date of

entry of this Decree and every six (6) months thereafter, for a period of three (3)

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years after the date of entry of this Decree, Signatories shall provide in writing to
the CPSC a list of any names and importer of record numbers used or associated

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with any entity owned, managed, or controlled, in whole or in part, by Signatories.
This list shall be mailed to the Director of Regulatory Enforcement, Office of
Compliance and Field Operations.

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4.

Signatories shall maintain, and provide promptly to the CPSC upon

request, for at least five (5) years after the date of this Decree, records of all

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analyses, testing, and certificates of conformance for any consumer product
required by this Decree and all applicable laws.

Such records shall include, but

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not be limited to, the date of the analysis and testing, the procedures used, and the
results of the analysis and testing. Signatories shall also maintain, and provide
promptly to the CPSC upon request, for at least five (5) years after the date of this

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Decree, records of all consumer incidents, property damage, injuries, warranty

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claims, returns, insurance claims, or court complaints regarding consumer products

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that Signatories imported into the United States, regardless of where the incident
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occurred, to the extent reasonably available and permitted by law.
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Within ten (10) calendar days after date of the entry of this Decree,

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Signatories shall post copies of this Decree on all bulletin boards in common areas
at their corporate, warehouse and retail facilities, and at any other locations at
which Signatories conduct business within the CPSC’s jurisdiction, and shall

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ensure that the Decrees remain posted at each location for as long as such
Signatory is engaged in importing or selling any toy or other consumer product

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intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger.
6.

Within ten (10) calendar days after the date of entry of this Decree,

Signatories shall provide a copy of the Decree, by personal service or certified mail

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(restricted delivery, return receipt requested), to each and all of their directors,
officers, agents, servants, brokers, and employees of each retail location in the

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United States (collectively referred to as “Associated Persons”).

Within thirty

(30) calendar days of the date of entry of this Decree, Signatories shall provide to

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the CPSC’s General Counsel an affidavit stating the fact and manner of their
compliance with this paragraph, identifying the names, addresses, and positions of
all persons who received a copy of this Decree pursuant to this paragraph.

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If any of the Signatories becomes associated with any additional

Associated Person(s) at any time after the date of entry of this Decree, such

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Signatory immediately shall provide a copy of this Decree, by personal service or
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certified mail (restricted delivery, return receipt requested), to such Associated

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Person(s).

Within ten (10) calendar days after the date on which any of the

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Signatories becomes associated with any such additional Associated Person, such
defendant(s) shall provide, to the CPSC’s General Counsel, an affidavit stating the
fact and manner of the applicable defendant’s compliance with this paragraph,

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identifying the names, addresses, and positions of any Associated Person(s) who
received a copy of this Decree pursuant to this paragraph, and attaching a copy of

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the executed certified mail return receipts.
8.

Within ten (10) calendar days of receiving a request from the CPSC

for any information or documentation that the CPSC deems necessary to evaluate

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Signatories’ compliance with this Decree, Signatories shall provide such
information or documentation to the CPSC.

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9.

Signatories shall notify the CPSC’s General Counsel in writing at

least ten (10) calendar before (1) consummation of:

a sale, lease, exchange, or

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transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of S & J, BLJ or Season; any merger,
consolidation, or reorganization of S & J, BLJ or Season; or any change in
ownership of S & J, BLJ or Season in which the holders of the outstanding equity

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of these businesses immediately before the transaction do not hold voting control,

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or at least 50% of the outstanding equity of, the surviving entity after the

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transaction; or (ii) adoption or approval by S & J, BLJ or Season of a plan of
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liquidation or dissolution or an agreement relating to or calling for liquidation or

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dissolution of S & J, BLJ or Season.

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10.

All notifications, correspondence, and communications to the CPSC

as required by the terms of this Decree shall be addressed to the

Director,

Division of Regulatory Enforcement, Office of Compliance and Field Operations,

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CPSC, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, or to the General Counsel,
, Office of the General Counsel, CPSC, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD

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20814.
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If any Signatory fails to comply with the material provisions of this

Decree, said Signatory shall pay to the United States of America liquidated

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damages in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each day that said
Signatory fails to comply with this Decree. Signatories understand and agree that

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the liquidated damages specified in this paragraph are not punitive in nature and do
not in any way limit the ability of the United States of America to seek, and the

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Court to impose, additional criminal or civil contempt penalties based on conduct
that may also be the basis for the payment of liquidated damages.
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If Signatories violate this Decree and are found in civil or criminal

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contempt thereof, Signatories shall, in addition to other remedies, reimburse

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plaintiff for its attorneys’ fees, including overhead, investigational expenses, and

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court costs relating to such contempt proceeding.
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This Decree, and any act, statement, or document executed pursuant

to or in furtherance of this Decree, shall not be deemed or used in any way: (i) as

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an admission of, or evidence of, the validity of any claim asserted in the
Complaint, or of any wrongdoing or liability of the Signatories, or of any unlawful,
unfair, or fraudulent business practices of the Signatories, all of which Signatories

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deny; (ii) as an admission of, or evidence of, any fault or omission of the
Signatories in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding of any kind in any

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court, administrative agency, or other tribunal; or (iii) as an admission of, waiver,
of, or evidence relating to, any claim or defense asserted by any party.
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Each party shall bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees.

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another.

The provisions of this Decree are separate and severable from one
If any provision is stayed or determined to be invalid, the remaining

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provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
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This Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for purposes of

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construction, modification, and enforcement of this Decree.
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The parties, by their respective counsel, hereby consent to entry of the

foregoing Decree, which shall constitute a final judgment and order in this matter

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as to injunctive relief.

The parties further stipulate and agree that the entry of the

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foregoing Decree shall constitute full, complete, and final settlement of this action

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as to injunctive relief.
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SO ORDERED this 10th day of June, 2014.

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HON. GEORGE H. WU
United States District Judge

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FOR PLAINTIFF:

OF COUNSEL:
STEPHANIE TSACOUMIS
General Counsel

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STUART F. DELERY
Assistant Attorney General
MAAME EWUSI-MENSAH
FRIMPONG
Deputy Assistant Attorney General

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MICHAEL S. BLUME

HARRIET KERWIN

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MELISSA V. HAMPSHIRE
Assistant General Counsel

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Attorney
Office of the General Counsel
U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission
Bethesda, MD
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Director
JILL FURMAN
Deputy Director
Consumer Protection Branch

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By: ________________________
PATRICK R. RUNKLE
Trial Attorney, Consumer Protection
Branch
Civil Division
United States Department of Justice
P.O. Box 386
Washington, D.C. 20044
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 202-514-8742
Email: [e-mail]

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FOR THE SIGNATORIES:
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Tom Liu
Individually and as officer of
S & J Merchandise, Inc. and All Season Sales, Inc.

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Cuc T. Thai
Individually and as officer of
S & J Merchandise, Inc.

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Jerry Wang, Esq.
Attorney for Tom Liu, Cuc T. Thai, All Season
Sales, Inc., and S & J Merchandise, Inc.

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Timothy Vo, Esq.
Attorney for Luan Luu and
BLJ Apparel, Inc.

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Luan Luu
Individually and as president of BLJ Apparel, Inc.

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