60 Day Notice 2010-00219

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2010-00219
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00219.pdf
Date Filed: 
06/16/2010
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Law Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
Abbott Laboratories
Next Proteins, Inc.
Healthy n' Fit International, Inc.
Healthwatchers (DE), Inc.
Trader Joe's
Worldwide Sport Nutritional Supplements, Inc.
Country Life, LLC
Dymatize Enterprises, Inc.
Nestle USA, Inc.
Optimum Nutrition, Inc.
Topco Associates, LLC
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.
Optimum Nutrition, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Protein supplements

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2010-00219
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00219C1763.pdf
Date Filed:
08/26/2010
Case Name: 
Environmental Law Foundation v Abbott Laboratories
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-503002
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Law Foundation obo General Public
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Laura Baughman, Baron & Budd, PC, Dallas, TX
April Strauss, Mountain View, CA
Defendant: 
Abbott Laboratories
Biochem, a brand of Country Life, LLC
Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition, Inc.
Dymatize Enterprises, Inc.
Healthwatchers (DE), Inc.
Optimum Nutrition, Inc.
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Laura J. Baughman
Contact Organization: 
Baron & Budd, P.C.
Email Address:
lbaughman@baronbudd.com
Address: 
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100
City, State, Zip:
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone Number:
(214) 523-6687
Fax Number:
(214) 520-1181
Comments: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2010-00219
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00219S3064.pdf
Settlement Date:
01/22/2014
Case Name: 
Environmental Law Foundation v. Abbott Laboratories, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-503002
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Law Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Laura J. Baughman (SBN 263944)
April M. Strauss (SBN 163327)
James R. Wheaton (SBN 115230)
Defendant: 
Vitamin Shoppe Industries, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
required testing for lead; warning or reformulation to meet standard
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 7,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 84,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 92,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Laura J. Baughman (SBN 263944)
Contact Organization: 
Baron & Budd, P.C.
Email Address:
lbaughman@baronbudd.com
Address: 
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100
City, State, Zip:
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone Number:
214-523-6687
Fax Number:
214-520-1181
Settlement
AG Number:
2010-00219
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00219S3062.pdf
Settlement Date:
01/22/2014
Case Name: 
Environmental Law Foundation v. Abbott Laboratories, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-503002
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Law Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Laura J. Baughman (SBN 263944)
April M. Strauss (SBN 163327)
James R. Wheaton (SBN 115230)
Defendant: 
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
Biochem, a brand of Country Life, LLC
Bioengineered Supplements & Nutrition, Inc.
Dymatize Enterprises, Inc.
Healthwatchers, (DE), Inc.
Champion Nutrition, Inc.
ISS Research, LLC, dba Integrated Sports Science
IdeaSphere, Inc. operating as ISI Brands, Inc.
Natural Organics Laboratories, Inc. (sued as Natural Organics Laboratories)
The Isopure Company, LLC
Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Labrada Bodybuilding Nutrition, Inc. dba Metabolic Response Modifiers (MRM)
Injunctive Relief: 
required testing for lead; warning or reformulation to meet standard
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 80,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 675,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 755,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Laura J. Baughman (SBN 263944)
Contact Organization: 
Baron & Budd, P.C.
Email Address:
lbaughman@baronbudd.com
Address: 
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100
City, State, Zip:
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone Number:
214-523-6687
Fax Number:
214-520-1181
Settlement
AG Number:
2010-00219
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00219S2522.pdf
Settlement Date:
02/14/2013
Case Name: 
Environmental Law Foundation v. Abbott Laboratories, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-503002
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Law Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Laura J. Baughman (SBN 263944)
April M. Strauss (SBN 163327)
James R. Wheaton (SBN 115230)
Defendant: 
Vitamin Shoppe Industries, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
required testing for lead; warning or reformulation to meet standard
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 7,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 84,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 92,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Laura J. Baughman (SBN 263944)
Contact Organization: 
Baron & Budd, P.C.
Email Address:
lbaughman@baronbudd.com
Address: 
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100
City, State, Zip:
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone Number:
214-521-3605
Fax Number:
214-520-1181
Settlement
AG Number:
2010-00219
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00219S2487.pdf
Settlement Date:
01/28/2013
Case Name: 
Environmental Law Foundation v. Abbott Laboratories, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-503002
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Law Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Laura J. Baughman (SBN 263944)
Apri M. Strauss (SBN 163327)
James R. Wheaton (SBN 115230)
Defendant: 
Abbott Laboratories
Biochem, a brand of Country Life, LLC
Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition, Inc.
Dymatize Enterprises, Inc.
Healthwatchers (DE), Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
required testing for lead; warning or reformulation to meet standard
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 80,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 675,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 755,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Laura J. Baughman (SBN 263944)
Contact Organization: 
Baron & Budd, P.C.
Email Address:
lbaughman@baronbudd.com
Address: 
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100
City, State, Zip:
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone Number:
214-521-3605
Fax Number:
214-520-1181
Judgment
AG Number:
2010-00219
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00219J5042.pdf
Judgment Date:
02/18/2014
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 01/22/2014
Case Name: 
Environmental Law Foundation v. Abbott Laboratories, et al
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-503002
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Law Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Laura J. Baughman
Defendant: 
Abbott Laboratories
Champion Nutrition
Biochem, a brand of Country Life, LLC
Bioengineered Supplements & Nutrition, Inc.
Dymatize Enterprises, Inc.
Chemisource, Inc.
ISS Research, LLC, dba Integrated Sports Science
IdeaSphere, Inc., operating as ISI Brands, Inc.
Natural Organics Laboratories, Inc.
The Isopure Company, LLC
Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Labrada Bodybuilding Nutrition, Inc., dba Metabolic Response Modifiers
Healthwatchers, (DE), Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Required testing for lead; warning or reformulation to meet standard
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 80,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 675,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 755,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Laura J. Baughman
Contact Organization: 
Barron & Budd
Email Address:
lbaughman@baronbudd.com
Address: 
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100
City, State, Zip:
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone Number:
214-512-3605

* 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.