60 Day Notice 2004-00251

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AG Number: 
2004-00251
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251.pdf
Date Filed: 
06/04/2004
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
ABAC American IMC Inc.
Actron Manufacturing Company
Alltrade, Inc.
Big Lots Stores, Inc.
Blitzz Technology, Inc.
Campbell Hausfeld/Scott Fetzer Company
Darice Inc.
Faip North America, Inc.
GC/Waldom Electronics Inc.
Hitachi America, Ltd.
Hitachi Koki U.S.A., Ltd.
LKG Industries, Inc.
Midwest Air Technologies, Inc.
Plaid Enterprises, Inc.
R&B Inc.
Ridge Tool Co.
RMM Corporation
S-B Power Tool Co.
Senco Products, Inc.
The Stanley Works
Vanco International Inc.
Video Display Corporation
Victor Automotive Products, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
PVC-Coated wires/cords

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2004-00251
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251C78.pdf
Date Filed:
04/06/2005
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Bombay, et al
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC05440164
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Defendant: 
Actron Manufacturing Company
Darice, Inc.
GC/Waldom Electronics, Inc.
Vanco International, Inc.
Video Display Corporation
Victor Automotive Products, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Email Address:
wverick@ipc.org
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
(707) 268-8900
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Comments: 
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2004-00251
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251C16.pdf
Date Filed:
04/06/2005
Case Name: 
Mateel v. WKI Holding
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
440165
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Defendant: 
LKG Industries, Inc.
Plaid Enterprises, Inc.
R&B, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
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
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Comments: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2004-00251
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251S40.pdf
Settlement Date:
10/11/2005
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Bombay
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
440164
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
Actron Manufacturing Company
Injunctive Relief: 
reformulation/warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 15,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  (Payments to California non-profits; see settlement)
Total Payments:
$ 30,000.00
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
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Comments: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2004-00251
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251S9.pdf
Settlement Date:
07/15/2005
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Senco Products
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
436587
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
FAIP North America, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation or Warning
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 15,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  (Payments in lieu of civil penalties to CATs and ERF, $7,500 each.)
Total Payments:
$ 30,000.00
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) 269-8900
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Comments: 
Judgment
AG Number:
2004-00251
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251J179.pdf
Judgment Date:
07/21/2006
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 06/06/2006
Case Name: 
MEJF v Bombay Company
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-05-440164
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
Darice, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation of PVC in tools, Refromulation and warnings for PVC cords
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 17,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 12,500.00  (Ecological Rights Foundation, Golden Gate University School of Law Environmental Litigation Clinic)
Total Payments:
$ 30,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Brian Acree
Contact Organization: 
Law Office of Brian Acree
Email Address:
brianacree@earthlink.net
Address: 
370 Grand Avenue, Suite 5
City, State, Zip:
Oakland, CA 94610
Phone Number:
(510) 271-0827
Fax Number:
(510) 510-2910
Judgment
AG Number:
2004-00251
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251J178.pdf
Judgment Date:
07/18/2006
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 05/31/2006
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Senco Products, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
436587
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
Campbell Hausfeld
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation/Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 15,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  (To CATs, Tides Foundation, EPIC, ERF, Golden Gate Environmental Law Clinic, Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment, KPFA, PAcifica Rerporters,)
Total Payments:
$ 30,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
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
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Judgment
AG Number:
2004-00251
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251J176.pdf
Judgment Date:
06/09/2006
Settlement reported to AG: 
Fri, 04/14/2006
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Vanco Int'l. Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-05-440164
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
Vanco International, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation and Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 17,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 17,500.00  ($8,750 to the Ecological Rights Foundation, $8,750 to the Environmental Protection Information Center)
Total Payments:
$ 35,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Brian Acree
Contact Organization: 
Law Office of Brian Acree
Email Address:
brianacree@earthlink.net
Address: 
370 Grand Avenue, Suite 5
City, State, Zip:
Oakland, CA 94610
Phone Number:
(510) 271-0827
Fax Number:
(510) 291-9629
Judgment
AG Number:
2004-00251
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251J155.pdf
Judgment Date:
02/17/2006
Settlement reported to AG: 
Fri, 02/17/2006
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Senco Products, Inc., et al.,
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
04-436587
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
David H. Williams
Defendant: 
Midwest Air Technologies, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Specific warnings, identifying chemical and instructing to wash hands, and specific reformulation standard
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 15,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  (To a variety of California non-profits (see judgment))
Total Payments:
$ 30,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Justice Foundation
Email Address:
davidhwilliams@earthlink.net
Address: 
424 First Avenue
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
(510) 271-0826
Fax Number:
(510) 271-0829
Judgment
AG Number:
2004-00251
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251J113.pdf
Judgment Date:
11/30/2005
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 10/11/2005
Case Name: 
Mateel v. The Bombay Company
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
440164
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Defendant: 
Actron Manufacturing Company
Injunctive Relief: 
specific warning labels and reformulation standard
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 15,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  (To a variety of nonprofits for toxics education and reduction)
Total Payments:
$ 30,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Justice Center
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
Judgment
AG Number:
2004-00251
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251J96.pdf
Judgment Date:
10/17/2005
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 08/24/2005
Case Name: 
Mateel v. WKI Holding Co.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
440165
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
LKG Industries, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation/Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 20,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  (Payment in lieu of civil penalties to Ecological Rights Foundation and Californians for ALternatives to Toxics ($7,500 each))
Total Payments:
$ 35,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
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
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Judgment
AG Number:
2004-00251
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251J83.pdf
Judgment Date:
09/07/2005
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 07/27/2005
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Senco
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
436587
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
FAIP North America, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation/Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 15,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  ($7,500 to Californians for Alternatives to Toxics; $7,500 to Ecological Rights Foundation)
Total Payments:
$ 30,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
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
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Judgment
AG Number:
2004-00251
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2004-00251J26.pdf
Judgment Date:
06/10/2005
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 01/19/2012
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Senco
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
436587
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Defendant: 
Senco Products, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings and reformulation standard
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 15,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  ($7,500 to Californians for Alternatives to Toxics; $7,500 to Ecological Rights Foundation)
Total Payments:
$ 30,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
No
Contact Name: 
David H. Williams
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
davidhwilliams@earthlink.net
Address: 
2070 Alston Way, Suite 300
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 647-1900
Fax Number:
(510) 647-1905

* 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.