60 Day Notice 2007-00323

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2007-00323
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2007-00323.pdf
Date Filed: 
12/19/2007
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Alleged Violators: 
Kaufman, Levine and Partners, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Backpacks

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2007-00323
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2007-00323C983.pdf
Date Filed:
03/11/2008
Case Name: 
AYS v. Kaufman, Levine and Partners, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-08-473206
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Defendant: 
Kaufman, Levine and Partners, Inc.
Does 1 through 10, inclusive
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816
Comments: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2007-00323
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2007-00323S924.pdf
Settlement Date:
01/05/2009
Case Name: 
ATS v. Kaufman, Levine and Partners, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-08-473206
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk
Defendant: 
Kaufman, Levine and Partners, Inc.
Products of American Creative Enterprises, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Warning or Reformulation
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 4,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 42,392.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 38,608.00  (Supplemental settlement payments to be used to fund grants to anti-toxics groups.)
Total Payments:
$ 85,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816
Comments: 
Judgment
AG Number:
2007-00323
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2007-00323J1002.pdf
Judgment Date:
04/01/2009
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 01/05/2009
Case Name: 
AYS v. Kaufman
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-08-473206
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Defendant: 
Kaufman, Levine and Partners, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Warning or reformulation
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 4,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 42,392.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 38,608.00  (To As You Sow to fund grants to private anti-toxics groups.)
Total Payments:
$ 85,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816

* 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.