Judgment Date:
12/21/2012
Settlement reported to AG:
Case Name:
MEJF v. Gross Mechanical Laboratories, Inc., et al.
Court Name:
San Francisco Superior Court
Plaintiff:
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney:
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Injunctive Relief:
"Covered Brass Hose Products:
Covered Brass Hose Products shall be deemed to comply with the warning
requirements of Proposition 65 for lead and lead compounds, and be exempt from any
Proposition 65 warning requirements for these listed chemicals if the brass that is part of the Covered Brass Hose Product is made of an alloy which contains no intentionally added lead and no lead content by weight of more than 0.03% ("300 parts per million," or "300 ppm''). 7.2 Covered Brass Hose Products that do not meet the warning exemption standard set forth in Sections 7.1 of this Consent Judgment shall be accompanied by a warning as described in paragraph 7.3"
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 1,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 9,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 2,000.00 ("In settlement of all of the claims referred to in this Consent Judgment,
Amash shall pay an aggregate of $12,000 (twelve thousand dollars) in total monetary
relief. Of the foregoing, a total of $1,000 (one thousand dollars) shall be paid in civil
penalties, Mateel waives its right to receive twenty five percent (25%) of this payment,
and, accordingly, the entire $1,000 shall be paid to the Office of Environmental Health
Hazard Assessment (OEI-ll-IA). A total of $2,000 (two thousand dollars) shall be paid by
Settling Defendant in lieu of, and as an offset for, a larger civil penalty. The amount shall
be made payable to Ecological Rights Foundation.")
Total Payments:
$ 12,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Contact Organization:
Klamath Environmental Justice Foundation
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
707-268-8900