60 Day Notice 2009-00147

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2009-00147
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2009-00147.pdf
Date Filed: 
03/11/2009
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Alleged Violators: 
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
Limited Brands, Inc.
Chemicals: 
1,4-Dioxane
Formaldehyde (gas)
Source: 
Body Lotion
Bubble Bath

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2009-00147
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2009-00147C1389.pdf
Date Filed:
05/21/2009
Case Name: 
AYS v. Ascendia
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-09-488616
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert S. Perlmutter
Defendant: 
Ascendia Brands Company
Naterra International Incorporated
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
Limited Brands Inc.
CVS Pharmacy
CVS Caremark Corporation
Gerber Products Company
Nestle Holdings, Inc.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kimberly-Clark Global Sales, Inc.
Johnson and Johnson
L'Oreal USA S/D, Inc.
The Proctor and Gamble Company
The VIllage Company, LLC
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Water-Jel Technologies LLC
Water-Jel Holdings, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Robert S. Perlmutter
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
perlmutter@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:
2009-00147
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2009-00147S1647.pdf
Settlement Date:
05/11/2011
Case Name: 
AYS v. Ascendia Brands, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-09-488616
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert Perl Perlmutter
Ellison Folk
Defendant: 
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
Limited Brands, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Cease production of identified products containing 1,4-dioxane; test product line for 1,4-dioxane; reformulate products containing 1,4-dioxane to below limits or provide adequate Proposition 65 warning on all products containing 1,4-dioxane.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 49,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 53,500.00  (Payment in lieu of civil penalties to As You Sow)
Total Payments:
$ 105,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
Robert "Perl" Perlmutter
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly, & Weinberger, LLP
Email Address:
perlmutter@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816
Comments: 

* 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.