60 Day Notice 2011-00672

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2011-00672
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00672.pdf
Date Filed: 
07/21/2011
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
American Valve, Inc.
Fluidmaster, Inc.
Gross Mechanical Laboratories, Inc.
Midland Metal
Orchard SUpply Hardware Stores Corporation
West Marine, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Brass plumbing accessories

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00672
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00672C2333.pdf
Date Filed:
02/27/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. GROSS MECHANICAL LABORATORIES, INC. ET AL.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-12-517923
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
GROSS MECHANICAL LABORATORIES, INC.
AMASH INDUSTRIES, INC.
K R TOOLS, INC.
MILTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
PRO-MARK, INC.
TENKI-PLEX, INC.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
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
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00672
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00672C2330.pdf
Date Filed:
02/03/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. GROSS MECHANICAL LABORATORIES, INC.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-12-517923
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
GROSS MECHANICAL LABORATORIES, INC.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
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:
2011-00672
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00672J1718.pdf
Judgment Date:
12/21/2012
Settlement reported to AG: 
Fri, 12/21/2012
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Gross Mechanical Laboratories, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-12-517923
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
David Williams
Fredric Evenson
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
GROSS MECHANICAL LABORATORIES, INC.
Injunctive Relief: 
Covered Gross Mechanical Products and Covered Pro-Mark Products. (collectively "Covered Products") shall be deemed to comply with the warning requirements of Proposition 65 for lead and lead compounds (H&S Code 25249.6), and be exempt from any Proposition 65 warning requirements for these listed-chemicals if the brass that is part of the Covered Products is made of an alloy which contains no intentionally added lead and no lead content by weight of more than 0.03% ("300 parts per million," or "300 ppm").
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 1,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 10,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 2,000.00  (A total of$2,000 (two thousand dollars) shall be paid by Settling Defendant in lieu of, and as an offset for, a larger civil penalty. The amount shall be made payable to Californians for Alternatives to Toxics.)
Total Payments:
$ 13,000.00
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.