60 Day Notice 2011-00246

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2011-00246
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00246.pdf
Date Filed: 
03/24/2011
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
Danby Products, Inc.
Danby Products Limited
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Beverage dispensers w/brass valves

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00246
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00246C2198.pdf
Date Filed:
07/07/2011
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Banner Equipment Co., Et Al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-11-512062
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
Banner Equipment Co.
Danby Products, Inc.
Danby Products, Limited
Godinger Silver Art LTD
The Wasserstrom Company
Wilbur Curtis Co., Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
K
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: 
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00246
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00246C2098.pdf
Date Filed:
06/28/2011
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Banner Equipment Co., Et Al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-11-512062
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
Banner Equipment Co.
Danby Products, Inc.
Danby Products, Limited
Godinger Silver Art LTD
The Wasserstrom Company
Wilbur Curtis Co., Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
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: 
This is a combined Brass Beverage Dispenser complaint, four different notices connected to it w/AG Numbers: 2011-00289, 2011-00246, 2011-00122, 2010-00159. It will be uploaded to all four of these AG related numbers.
Settlement
AG Number:
2011-00246
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00246S2042.pdf
Settlement Date:
03/09/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Banner Equipment Co., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-11-512062
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
Danby Products, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Danby agrees that it will not knowingly ship for sale Covered Products for use in California unless the Covered Product meets the Reformulation Standard agreed upon or both the Reformulation Standard and the Warning specifications agreed to.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 5,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 34,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  (The sum of $15,000 shall be paid as a charitable contribution as follows: $7,500 to Ecological Rights Foundation, and $7,500 to Californians For Alternatives to Toxics. These payments shall be used for reducing exposures to toxic chemicals and other pollutants, and for increasing consumer, worker and community awareness of health hazards posed by lead and other toxic chemicals.)
Total Payments:
$ 54,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
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:
2011-00246
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00246J1541.pdf
Judgment Date:
05/08/2012
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 03/14/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Banner Equipment Co., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-11-512062
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Brian Acree
Fredric Evenson
Defendant: 
Danby Products, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Danby agrees that it will not knowingly ship for sale Covered Products for use in California unless the Covered Product meets the Reformulation Standard agreed upon or both the Reformulation Standard and the Warning specifications agreed to.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 5,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 34,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  (The sum of $15,000 shall be paid as a charitable contribution as follows: $7,500 to Ecological Rights Foundation, and $7,500 to Californians For Alternatives to Toxics. These payments shall be used for reducing exposures to toxic chemicals and other pollutants, and for increasing consumer, worker and community awareness of health hazards posed by lead and other toxic chemicals.)
Total Payments:
$ 54,000.00
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

* 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.