60 Day Notice 2006-00495

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2006-00495
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2006-00495.pdf
Date Filed: 
06/29/2006
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Alleged Violators: 
Ecklers Industries LLC
Ecklers Industries
Eckler Industries Inc.
Eckler Industries, Inc.
Smart Choice Automotive Group Inc.
Chemicals: 
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)
Toluene
Source: 
Paint Strippers

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2006-00495
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2006-00495C506.pdf
Date Filed:
11/01/2006
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Eckler
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-06-457548
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Brian Gaffney
Defendant: 
Eckler Industries LLC
Eckler Industries, Inc.
Smart Choice Automotive Group, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Other
Injunctive relief; declaratory relief
Contact Name: 
Brian Gaffney
Contact Organization: 
Law Offices of Brian Gaffney
Email Address:
BrianGaf@aol.com
Address: 
605 Market St., Suite 505
City, State, Zip:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
Phone Number:
(415) 442-0711
Fax Number:
(415) 442-0713
Comments: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2006-00495
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2006-00495S386.pdf
Settlement Date:
12/21/2006
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Eckler
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-06-457548
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Brian Gaffney
Defendant: 
Eckler Industries LLC
Eckler Industries, Inc.
Smart Choice Automotive Group, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Removal from sale, warning to past California customers
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 13,400.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 6,700.00  (For grants to be issued by As You Sow to California nonprofit organizations)
Total Payments:
$ 20,100.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Brian Gaffney
Contact Organization: 
Law Offices of Brian Gaffney
Email Address:
BrianGaf@aol.com
Address: 
605 Market St., Suite 505
City, State, Zip:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117
Phone Number:
(415) 442-0711
Fax Number:
(415) 442-0713
Comments: 
Judgment
AG Number:
2006-00495
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2006-00495J240.pdf
Judgment Date:
02/13/2007
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 12/18/2006
Case Name: 
AYS v Eckler
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-06-457548
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Brian Gaffney
Defendant: 
Eckler Industries LLC
Eckler Industries INC
Smart Choice Automotive Group
Injunctive Relief: 
Removal from sale in CA; Warnings to past CA customers
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 13,400.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 6,700.00  (In lieu of civil penalties to be paid to AYS.)
Total Payments:
$ 20,100.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Brian Gaffney
Contact Organization: 
Law Offices of Brian Gaffney
Email Address:
BrianGaf@aol.com
Address: 
605 Market Street, Suite 505
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone Number:
(415) 442-0711
Fax Number:
(415) 442-0713

* 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.