60 Day Notice 2011-00506

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2011-00506
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00506.pdf
Date Filed: 
05/19/2011
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
CNA International
Haier America Trading, LLC
Leland Limited, Inc.
Living Direct, Inc.
Perlick Corporation
Sanyo North America Corporation
Pacific Merchants Krome Dispense
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Leaded valved beverage dispensers

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00506
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00506C2196.pdf
Date Filed:
08/05/2011
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Taprite-Fassco MFG, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-11-512718
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Brian Acree
Fredric Evenson
Defendant: 
Taprite-Fassco MFG, Inc. (F.K.A. N.Am. Dispense)
CNA INTERNATIONAL
HAIER AMERICA TRADING LLC
LELAND LIMITED, INC.
PERLICK CORPORATION
PACIFIC MERCHANTS (KROME DISPENSE)
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: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2011-00506
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00506S2229.pdf
Settlement Date:
09/27/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Taprite-Fassco, MFG, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-11-512718
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
HAIER AMERICA TRADING, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
"At any time more than 120 days after the Effective Date, Haier agrees that it willnot knowingly ship for sale Covered Products for use in California unless the Covered Product meets the Reformulation Standard of paragraph 3.3 .1, or both the Reformulation Standard of paragraph 3.3.2 and the Warning specification of paragraph 3.4" page 3 of Consent Judgment
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 5,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 40,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 10,000.00  (The sum of $10,000 shall be paid as a charitable contribution as follows: $5,000 to Ecological Rights Foundation, and $5,000 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:
$ 55,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
FREDRIC EVENSON
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Justice Foundation
Email Address:
ecorights@earthlink.net
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
707-268-8900
Fax Number:
707-268-8901
Settlement
AG Number:
2011-00506
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00506S2092.pdf
Settlement Date:
06/05/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Taprite-Fassco, MFG, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-11-512718
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Brian Acree
Fredric Evenson
Defendant: 
Perlick Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
WARNINGS AND REFORMULATION: At any time more than 120 days after the Effective Date, PERLICK agrees that it will not knowingly ship for sale Covered Products for use in California unless the Covered Product meets the Reformulation Standard of paragraph 3.3.1, or both the Reformulation Standard of paragraph 3.3.2 and the Warning specification of paragraph 3.4.
*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:
2011-00506
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00506J1721.pdf
Judgment Date:
12/21/2012
Settlement reported to AG: 
Fri, 12/21/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Taprite-Fassco, MFG, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-11-512718
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
LELAND LIMITED, INC.
Injunctive Relief: 
"Covered Beer Tap Products shall be deemed to comply with the warning requirements of Proposition 65 for lead and lead compounds, and be exempt from any Proposition 65 warning requirements for these listed chemicals if the Covered Beer Tap product meets the Reformulation Standard of paragraph 7.6.1, or both the Reformulation Standard of paragraph 7.6.2 and the Warning specification of paragraph 7.7. The requirements set forth in paragraph 7.6.1 and 7.6.2 shall apply only to products Leland manufactures, distributes, markets, sells or ships after the Effective Date for sale or use inside the State of California."
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 1,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 9,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 2,000.00  ("In settlement of all of the claims referred to in this Consent Judgment, Leland shall pay an aggregate of$12,000 (twelve thousand dollars) in total monetary relief. Of the foregoing. a total of$1,000 (one thousand dollars) shall be paid in civil penalties, Mateel waives its right to receive twenty five percent (25%) of this payment, and, accordingly, the entire $1,000 shall be paid to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). A total of $2,000 (two thousand dollars) shall be paid by Leland in lieu of, and as an offset for, a larger civil penalty. The amount shall be made payable to Ecological Rights Foundation.")
Total Payments:
$ 12,000.00
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
Judgment
AG Number:
2011-00506
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00506J1712.pdf
Judgment Date:
12/04/2012
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 12/04/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Taprite-Fassco, MFG, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-11-512718
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
HAIER AMERICA TRADING, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
"At any time more than 120 days after the Effective Date, Haier agrees that it will not knowingly ship for sale Covered Products for use in California unless the Covered Product meets the Reformulation Standard of paragraph 3.3 .1, or both the Reformulation Standard of paragraph 3.3.2 and the Warning specification of paragraph 3.4" page 3 of Consent Judgment
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 5,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 40,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 10,000.00  (The sum of $10,000 shall be paid as a charitable contribution as follows: $5,000 to Ecological Rights Foundation, and $5,000 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:
$ 55,000.00
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
Judgment
AG Number:
2011-00506
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00506J1595.pdf
Judgment Date:
07/20/2012
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 06/05/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Taprite-Fassco, MFG, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-11-512718
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
PERLICK CORPORATION
Injunctive Relief: 
WARNINGS AND REFORMULATION: At any time more than 120 days after the Effective Date, PERLICK agrees that it will not knowingly ship for sale Covered Products for use in California unless the Covered Product meets the Reformulation Standard of paragraph 3.3.1, or both the Reformulation Standard of paragraph 3.3.2 and the Warning specification of paragraph 3.4.
*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: 
Brian Acree
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Justice Foundation
Email Address:
brianacree@earthlink.net
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
510-271-0827
Fax Number:
707-268-8901
Judgment
AG Number:
2011-00506
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00506J1395.pdf
Judgment Date:
09/06/2011
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 09/06/2011
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Taprite-Fassco MFG, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-11-512718
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Brian Acree
Fredric Evenson
David Williams
Defendant: 
Taprite-Fassco MFG, Inc. (F.K.A. N.Am. Dispense)
North American Dispense System
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation/Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 10,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 34,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 10,000.00  ($5,000 To Californians for Alternatives to Toxics and $5,000 to Ecological Rights Foundation)
Total Payments:
$ 54,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
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

* 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.