60 Day Notice 2009-00310

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2009-00310
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2009-00310.pdf
Date Filed: 
07/01/2009
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group
Alleged Violators: 
Scotts Miracle Gro Company
Scotts Company LLC
Chemicals: 
Chlorothalonil
Source: 
Ortho Garden Disease Control Concentrate

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2009-00310
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2009-00310C1727.pdf
Date Filed:
05/10/2010
Case Name: 
CAG v. Scotts Miracle-Gro
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
bC437487
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
The Scotts Company, LLC
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Other
reasonable attorney fees
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:
2009-00310
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2009-00310J1390.pdf
Judgment Date:
08/19/2011
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 06/13/2011
Case Name: 
CAG v. Scotts
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BC437487
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group
Defendant: 
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
The Scotts Company, Inc
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendants agree to reformulate the products Aerosol, Orthenex Concentrate and RosePride Concentrate by removing the chemicals Triforine and Resmethrine from these products and agree to provide warning labels for such products to retailers
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 105,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 87,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 18,000.00  (In Lieu of any civil penalty under Prop 65 to CAG. CAG will use the payment for projects related to environmental protection, workers health and safety or reduction of human exposure to hazardous substances.)
Total Payments:
$ 210,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Yeroushalmi & Associates
Email Address:
lawfirm@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 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.