60 Day Notice 2010-00438

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2010-00438
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00438.pdf
Date Filed: 
09/04/2010
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Research Center
Alleged Violators: 
Optimum Nutrition, Inc.
American Body Building Products, LLC
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Dietary supplement

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2010-00438
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00438C1974.pdf
Date Filed:
01/10/2011
Case Name: 
ERC v. Optimum Nutrition
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG11555006
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center
Defendant: 
Optimum Nutrition
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Law Offices of Michael Freund
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1915 Addison Street
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Fax Number:
(510) 540-5543
Comments: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2010-00438
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00438S2588.pdf
Settlement Date:
03/27/2013
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Optimum Nutrition, Inc.
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG11555006
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Optimum Nutrition, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Covered Products shall either qualify as a "Reformulated Covered Product" pursuant to Section 3.3 or meet the warning requirement set out in Section 3.2. Optimum shall conduct testing at least once a year for three years of five randonly selected samples of each Covered Product.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 22,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 79,976.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 67,524.00  (67524 in lieu of further civil penalties for continued enforcement of Prop 65, which includes analysis, researching and testing consumer products; the continued monitoring of past consent judgments and ERC awarding a grant of 3375 to Communities for a Better Environment. )
Total Payments:
$ 170,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Law Office of Michael Freund
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Fax Number:
(510) 540-5543
Comments: 
Settlement also includes A.G. Nos. 2010-00516 and 2011-00201
Judgment
AG Number:
2010-00438
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00438J1829.pdf
Judgment Date:
06/17/2013
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 03/27/2013
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Optimum Nutrition, Inc.
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG11555006
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Optimum Nutrition, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Any Covered Product manufactured on or after the Compliance Deadline that Optimum thereafter sells in California, markets or distributes for sale into California, or offers for sale to a third party for retail sale in California must either (1) qualify as a "Reformulated Covered Product" or meet the warning requirement. Optimum shall arrange for the lead testing of five (5) randomly selected samples of each Covered Product at least once a year for three (3) years thereafter.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 22,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 79,976.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 67,524.00  (67524 for continued enforcement of Proposition 65, monitoring past consent judgments to ensure Proposition 65 compliance and a grant of 3375 to Communities for a Better Environment to address reducing toxic air contaminants in California. )
Total Payments:
$ 170,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Law Office of Michael Freund
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley , CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Fax Number:
(510) 540-5543

* 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.