60 Day Notice 2010-00391

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2010-00391
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00391.pdf
Date Filed: 
08/19/2010
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Law Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
MET-Rx Engineered Nutrition
Natural Organics Laboratories
Nature's Best
Labrada Nutrition
ISI Brands, Inc.
Champion Nutrition, Inc.
Integrated Sports Science
ALL ONE Nutritech
Jarrow Formulas, Inc.
Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
American Body Building Products, LLC
Nature's Way Products, Inc.
Natrol, Inc.
MRM
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Dietary supplement

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2010-00391
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00391C1899.pdf
Date Filed:
12/17/2010
Case Name: 
ELF v. Champion Nutrition
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-505382
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Law Foundation obo General Public
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Laura J. Baughman, SBN 263944/Baron & Budd, PC
April M. Strauss/SBN 163327
James R. Wheaton, SBN 115230/ELF
Defendant: 
Champion Nutrition, Inc.
Chemi-Source Inc. dba Metabolic Response Modifiers
ISS Research, LLC dba Sports Science
Ideasphere, Inc. operating as ISI Brands, Inc.
Natural Organics Laboratories
The Isopure Company, LLC dba Nature's Best
Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Labrada Bodybuilding Nutrition, Inc. dba Labrada N
Does 1 through 200
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: 
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2010-00391
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00391C1876.pdf
Date Filed:
11/12/2010
Case Name: 
ELF v. Champion Nutrition
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-10-505382
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Law Foundation obo general public
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Laura J. Baughman, SBN 263944 / Baron & Budd, P.C.
April Strauss, SBN 163327
James Wheaton, SBN 115230
Defendant: 
Champion Nutrition, Inc.
Chemi-Source Inc. dba Metabloic Response Modifiers
Integrated Sports Science
Ideasphere, Inc. operating as ISI Brands, Inc.
Natural Organics Laboratories
The Isopure Company, LLC dba Nature's Best
Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Does 1 through 200
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
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) 580-1181
Comments: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2010-00391
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00391S3063.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:
2010-00391
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00391S2488.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)
April M. Strauss (SBN 163327)
James R. Wheaton (SBN 115230)
Defendant: 
Champion Nutrition, Inc.
Chemisource, Inc.
ISS Research, LLC, doing business as and sued as 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. doing business as and also sued as 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:
214-521-3605
Fax Number:
214-520-1181

* 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.