60 Day Notice 2008-00568

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2008-00568
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2008-00568.pdf
Date Filed: 
12/04/2008
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Alleged Violators: 
Grow More, Inc.
International Garden Center, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Silica, crystalline (airborne particles of respirable size)
Source: 
Growmore Research Farms Diatomaceous Earth

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2008-00568
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2008-00568C1529.pdf
Date Filed:
12/04/2009
Case Name: 
CAG v. Grow More, Inc.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC427434
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Defendant: 
Grow More, Inc.
International Garden Center, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Email Address:
lawfirm@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
3700 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 480
City, State, Zip:
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone Number:
(213) 382-3183
Fax Number:
(213) 382-3430
Comments: 
Corrected Settlement
AG Number:
2008-00568
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2008-00568S1310.pdf
Settlement Date:
06/30/2010
Case Name: 
CAG v. Grow More
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC427434
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
Grow More, Inc.
International Garden Center, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendants agree to cease sales of the product in CA. In the future, if they decide to sell the product in CA, Defendants will provide a Prop 65 comliant warning on all containers of the product.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 25,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 25,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Email Address:
reuben@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 610E
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Fax Number:
(310) 623-1930
Comments: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2008-00568
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2008-00568S1309.pdf
Settlement Date:
06/30/2010
Case Name: 
CAG v. Grow More
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-09-495033
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
Grow More, Inc.
International Garden Center, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendants agree to cease sales of the product in CA. In the future, if they decide to sell the product in CA, Defendants will provide a Prop 65 comliant warning on all containers of the product.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 25,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 25,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Email Address:
reuben@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 610E
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Fax Number:
(310) 623-1930
Comments: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2008-00568
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2008-00568S1292.pdf
Settlement Date:
05/24/2010
Case Name: 
CAG v. Grow More, Inc.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC427434
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
Grow More, Inc.
International Garden Center, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendants have ceased any California sales of the product named in the Notice. Should Defendants decide to sell the product in California in the future, then the product shall contain a compliant Prop 65 warning conspicuously placed on the product.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 25,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 25,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Email Address:
Reuben@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 610E
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Fax Number:
(310) 623-1930
Comments: 
Judgment
AG Number:
2008-00568
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2008-00568J1124.pdf
Judgment Date:
09/21/2010
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 06/30/2010
Case Name: 
CAG v. Grow More, Inc.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC427434
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
Grow More, Inc.
International Garden Center, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendants agree to cease sales of the product in CA. In the future, if they decide to sell the product in CA, Defendants will provide a Prop 65 compliant warning on all containers of the product.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 25,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 25,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
YEROUSHALMI & ASSOCIATES
Email Address:
lawfirm@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 610E
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Fax Number:
(310) 623-1930

* 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.