Prop 65 Benchmark

Carbon monoxide: Proposition 65 notices and settlements

Notices alleging exposure to Carbon monoxide, and what they settled for.

Notices
20
10% withdrawn
Recorded settlements
10
50% of active notices
Median total payment
$11,000
range $5,000 to $25,000, n=10
Median days to settlement
n/a
from notice filing date
PaymentMedianMiddle halfRangeSample
Civil penalty$100$100 to $500$50 to $2,00010
Attorney fees and costs$10,900$7,900 to $13,000$4,500 to $23,00010
Total payments$11,000$8,000 to $13,500$5,000 to $25,00010

Settlements that ended in reformulation: 20%. Settlements that ended in warnings: 70%. A settlement reported under several notice numbers is counted once.

Most common product types

Product typesNotices
Other19
Beverages1
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