60 Day Notice 2000-00438

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2000-00438
Date Filed: 
10/02/2000
Noticing Party: 
Environmental World Watch
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert J. Mandell
Alleged Violators: 
Amtrak
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe
Pacific HarborLine
Los Angeles Junction Railway Co.
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Chemicals: 
1,4-Dioxane
Benzene
Cadmium
Carbon monoxide
Chromium (hexavalent compounds)
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)
Diesel engine exhaust
Lead
Mercury
Nickel
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins
Polychlorinated dibenzofurans
Toluene
Source: 
Air emission
NOTE: 
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60-Day Notice Document

Judgment
AG Number:
2000-00438
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2000-00438J321.pdf
Judgment Date:
09/16/2002
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 07/01/2002
Case Name: 
EWW v. Union Pacific, et al
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC 269 335
Plaintiff: 
Environmental World Watch
Defendant: 
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Pacific Harbor Line, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Clear and Reasonable Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 260,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 40,000.00  (To EWW to continue their work in the public interest)
Total Payments:
$ 300,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Robert Mandell
Contact Organization: 
Weinreb, Weinreb & Mandell
Email Address:
rmandell@wwandmlaw.com
Address: 
19400 Business Center Drive, Suite 102
City, State, Zip:
Northridge, CA 91324
Phone Number:
(818) 886-6600
Fax Number:
(818) 772-9739

* 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.