60 Day Notice 2010-00160

AG Number: 
2010-00160
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
05/13/2010
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
Ace Hardware Corporation
Amash Imports, Inc.
Campbell Manufacturing, Inc.
Crown Hand Tools Ltd.
Johnson Level & Tool Mfg. Co., Inc.
Jones Stephens Corporation
Larson Supply Company
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Brass products

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2010-00160
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
08/11/2011
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Campbell Manufacturing, LLC et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-502296
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Brian Acree
Fredric Evenson
David Williams
William Verick
Defendant: 
LARSEN SUPPLY CO.
CAMBELL MANUFACTURING, LLC
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Civil Penalty
Warning
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:
2010-00160
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
08/05/2010
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Campbell Manufacturing, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-502296
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Brian Acree
Fredric Evenson
Defendant: 
Campbell Manufacturing, Inc.
Johnson Level & Tool MFG. Co., Inc.
Larsen Supply Co.
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: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2010-00160
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
10/19/2010
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Campbell Manufacturing, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-502296
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Brian Acree
Fredric Evenson
Defendant: 
Johnson Level & Tool MFG. Co., Inc.
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 to Californians for Alternatives to Toxics and $7500 to Ecological Rights Foundation)
Total Payments:
$ 35,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
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
Comments: 
Settlement with two different defendants from different cases, splitting the payments between. Other case AG # 2010-00158, MEJF v. Harold Import Co, Defendant is Johnson-Rose Corp. PAYMENTS SHOULD NOT BE COUNTED TWICE, Nicole Frank 10/28/10
Judgment
AG Number:
2010-00160
Judgment PDF: 
Judgment Date:
04/30/2012
Settlement reported to AG: 
Fri, 04/27/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Campbell Manufacturing, Inc., et al
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-502296
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
CAMPBELL MANUFACTURING, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Covered Products' brass components shall be deemed to comply with the warning requirements of Proposition 65 for lead and lead compounds (H&S Code 25249.6), and be exempt from any Proposition 65 warning requirements for these listed chemicals after the Effective Date (November 1, 2012), if the brass that is part of the Covered Products is made of an alloy which contains no intentionally added lead and no lead content by weight of more than 0.03% ("300 parts per million," or "300 ppm").
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 15,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 5,000.00  ($5,000 shall be paid by Settling Defendant in lieu of, and as an offset for, a larger civil penalty in the form of two equal payments of$2,500 each, one to the Ecological Rights Foundation, and one to Californians for Alternatives to Toxics.)
Total Payments:
$ 20,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Justice Foundation
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:
2010-00160
Judgment PDF: 
Judgment Date:
12/07/2010
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 10/19/2010
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Campbell Manufacturing, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-502296
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Brian Acree
Fredric Evenson
Defendant: 
Johnson Level & Tool MFG. Co., Inc.
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 ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION AND CALIFORNIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO TOXICS)
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


* 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.