60 Day Notice 2008-00068

AG Number: 
2008-00068
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
03/12/2008
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
Vollrath Company
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Brass fittings in coffee urn

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2008-00068
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
11/05/2009
Case Name: 
MEJF v. The Vollrath Company et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
08-476369
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
The Vollrath Company
The Meyer Company
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
(707) 268-8900
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Comments: 
This is the second Amended Complaint
Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2008-00068
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
07/09/2008
Case Name: 
MEJF v. The Vollrath Company a.k.a. TVCI Holding
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
08-476369
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
TVCI Holding, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
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:
2008-00068
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
06/16/2008
Case Name: 
MEJF v. The Vollrath Company
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
08-476369
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
The Vollrath Company
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
(707) 268-8900
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Comments: 
Judgment
AG Number:
2008-00068
Judgment PDF: 
Judgment Date:
12/07/2009
Settlement reported to AG: 
Sat, 12/05/2009
Case Name: 
MEJF v. The Vollrath Company et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
08-476369
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
The Vollrath Company
The Meyer Company
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation/Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 10,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 110,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 100,000.00  ($50,000 Californians for Alternatives to Toxics and $50,000 to Ecological Rights Foundation for reducing exposures to toxic chemicals & education)
Total Payments:
$ 220,000.00
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


* 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.