60 Day Notice 2009-00231

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2009-00231
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2009-00231.pdf
Date Filed: 
05/07/2009
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
Cobra Products, Inc.
Masco Corporation
Loew's Companies, Inc.
Rockler Companies, Inc.
Swanson Tool Company, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Tools

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2009-00231
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2009-00231C1446.pdf
Date Filed:
09/03/2009
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Swanson Tool Company, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
09-492156
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
Swanson Tool Company
Cobra Products, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
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
Comments: 
Judgment
AG Number:
2009-00231
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2009-00231J1106.pdf
Judgment Date:
08/26/2010
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 08/26/2010
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Swanson Tool Company
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-09-492156
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
Swanson Tool Company
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation/Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 20,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  (in lieu of Civil Penalties $7500 each to both Californians for Alternatives to Toxics AND the Ecological Rights Foundation)
Total Payments:
$ 35,000.00
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
Judgment
AG Number:
2009-00231
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2009-00231J975.pdf
Judgment Date:
12/08/2009
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 09/24/2009
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Swanson Tool Company, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
09-492156
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
Cobra Products, Inc.
Masco Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation/Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 20,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 10,000.00  ($10,000 in lieu of Civil Penalties to Ecological Rights Foundation)
Total Payments:
$ 30,000.00
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.