60 Day Notice 2010-00743

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2010-00743
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00743.pdf
Date Filed: 
12/23/2010
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Research Center
Alleged Violators: 
Isagenix International
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Dietary supplement

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2010-00743
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00743C2873.pdf
Date Filed:
10/09/2012
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Isagenix International, LLC
Court Name: 
Marin County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CIV1204688
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Isagenix International, LLC
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
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: 
Includes AG Nos. 2010-270 and 2010-00676
Settlement
AG Number:
2010-00743
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00743S2722.pdf
Settlement Date:
07/17/2013
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Isagenix
Court Name: 
Marin County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CIV1204688
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Isagenix International, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
The Covered Products that Isagenix sells in Califonria, markets or distributes for sale in California, or offers for sale to a third party for retail sale in California, must either qualify as a Reformulated Covered Product or meet the warning requirement.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 87,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 91,928.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 171,072.00  (30475 for reimbursement of costs. 61453 for attorneys' fees. 171072 for in lieu payment for analyzing, researching & testing consumer products; continued enforcement of Proposition 65, continued monitoring of past consent judgments and settlements and ERC donating 8550 to West County Toxics Coalition to address reducing toxic chemical exposures in California.)
Total Payments:
$ 350,000.00
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: 
Also covers AG Nos. 2010-00270 and 2010-00676
Judgment
AG Number:
2010-00743
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2010-00743J1900.pdf
Judgment Date:
10/23/2013
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 07/17/2013
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Isagenix International, LLC
Court Name: 
Marin County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CIV1204688
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Isagenix International, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
On or after the Effective Date, any Covered Products that Isagenix sells in California, markets or distributes for sale into California, or offers for sale to a third party for retail sale to California must either: (1) qualify as a Reformulated Covered Product or (2) meet the warning requirements of Proposition 65. Any warning shall be on at least one of the following: 1) on the container, cap, or label of each Product; 2) on Isagenix's checkout page on their website for California consumers; 3) on Isagenix's insert in boxes of Covered Products shipped to California; or 4) on Isgaenix's packing list in boxes of Covered Products shipped to California. For at least four consecutive years after the Effective Date, and at least once per year, Isagenix shall arrange for the lead testing of five randomly selected samples of each Covered Product.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 87,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 91,928.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 171,072.00  ($162,522 to Environmental Research Center for continued enforcement of Prop 65 by testing and analyzing products; $8,550 to West County Toxics Coalition )
Total Payments:
$ 350,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
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.