60 Day Notice 2012-00088

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2012-00088
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00088.pdf
Date Filed: 
02/22/2012
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
Cequent Consumer Products, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Trailer coupler lock

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2012-00088
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00088C2451.pdf
Date Filed:
06/18/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. 31 INCORPORATED, ET AL
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-12-521671
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
31 INCORPORATED
CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
NEEDA PARTS MANUFACTURING, INC.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Justice Foundation
Email Address:
wverick@igc.org
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
707-268-8900
Fax Number:
707-268-8901
Settlement
AG Number:
2012-00088
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00088S2780.pdf
Settlement Date:
07/26/2013
Case Name: 
MEJF v.31 Incorporated
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-12-521671
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
WILLIAM VERICK
Defendant: 
31 Incorporated
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation and/or posted warnings.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 20,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 10,000.00  ($10,000 to be paid to the Ecological Rights Foundation to be used to inform Californians about toxic chemicals or to eliminate or reduce exposures to toxic chemicals.)
Total Payments:
$ 32,500.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
wverick@igc.org
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
(707) 268-8900

* A non-contingent civil penalty is the civil penalty that must be paid pursuant to the settlement, regardless of future events or actions of the defendant. If a settlement includes a contingent penalty, the plaintiff should report the additional penalty amount when it becomes due.