60 Day Notice 2011-00945

AG Number: 
2011-00945
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
10/21/2011
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Research Center
Alleged Violators: 
World Health Products, LLC
German American Technologies
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Dietary supplements

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00945
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
07/26/2012
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. World Health Products, LLC
Court Name: 
Orange County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
30-2012-00586828
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William F.Wraith
Defendant: 
World Health Products, LLC
German American Technologies
World Health Products dba GAT
GAT
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Enjoinder of Sales
Contact Name: 
William F. Wraith
Contact Organization: 
Wraith Law
Email Address:
Address: 
16485 Laguna Canon Road, Suite 250
City, State, Zip:
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone Number:
(949) 251-9977
Corrected Settlement
AG Number:
2011-00945
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
05/28/2013
Case Name: 
ERC v. World Health Products, LLC, et al.
Court Name: 
Orange County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
30-2012-00586828
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William F.Wraith
Defendant: 
World Health Products, LLC
German American Technologies
World Health Products dba GAT
GAT
Injunctive Relief: 
A testing protocol for lead content; warning; maximum daily dose instructions for one product; discontinuation of one product
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 11,572.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 26,205.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 34,723.00  (Of the $26,205.00 in the Attorney's Fees and Costs, $15,350.00 is allocated as a payment to plaintiff for reimbursement for its reasonable investigation costs associated with the enforcement of Proposition 65 and other expenses and costs incurred as a result of investigating, bringing this matter to the defendant's attention, litigating, and negotiating the settlemen)
Total Payments:
$ 72,500.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William F. Wraith
Contact Organization: 
Wraith Law
Email Address:
wraithlaw@earthlink.net
Address: 
16485 Laguna Canon Road, Suite 250
City, State, Zip:
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone Number:
(949) 251-9977
Settlement
AG Number:
2011-00945
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
05/28/2013
Case Name: 
ERC v. World Health Products, LLC, et al.
Court Name: 
Orange County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
30-2012-00586828
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William F. Wraith, Wraith Law
Defendant: 
World Health Products, LLC
German American Technologies
World Health Products dba GAT
GAT
Injunctive Relief: 
A testing protocol for lead content; warning; maximum daily dose instructions for one product; discontinuation of one product
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 11,572.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 10,855.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 34,723.00  (In addition to the foregoing payments, $15,350.00 is allocated as a payment to plaintiff for reimbursement for its reasonable investigation costs associated with the enforcement of Proposition 65 and other expenses and costs incurred as a result of investigating, bringing this matter to the defendant's attention, litigating, and negotiating the settlement)
Total Payments:
$ 57,150.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William F. Wraith
Contact Organization: 
Wraith Law
Email Address:
wraithlaw@earthlink.net
Address: 
16485 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite 250
City, State, Zip:
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone Number:
(949) 251-9977
Corrected Judgment
AG Number:
2011-00945
Judgment PDF: 
Judgment Date:
09/24/2013
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 05/28/2013
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. World Health Products, LLC
Court Name: 
Orange County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
30-2012-00586828
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William F. Wraith
Defendant: 
World Health Products dba GAT
Injunctive Relief: 
A testing protocol for lead content; warning; maximum daily dose instructions for one product; discontinuation of one product
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 11,572.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 26,205.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 34,723.00  (Of the $26,205.00 in Attorney's Fees and Costs, $15,350.00 is allocated as a payment to plaintiff for reimbursement for its reasonable investigation costs associated with the enforcement of Proposition 65 and other expenses and costs incurred as a result of investigating, bringing this matter to the defendant's attention, litigating, and negotiating the settlement.)
Total Payments:
$ 72,500.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William F. Wraith
Contact Organization: 
Wraith Law
Email Address:
wraithlaw@earthlink.net
Address: 
16485 Laguna Canon Road, Suite 250
City, State, Zip:
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone Number:
(949) 251-9977
Judgment
AG Number:
2011-00945
Judgment PDF: 
Judgment Date:
10/24/2013
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 05/28/2013
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. World Health Products, LLC
Court Name: 
Orange County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
30-2012-00586828
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William F. Wraith
Defendant: 
World Health Products dba GAT
Injunctive Relief: 
Testing and warning protocol with an agreed-upon method of calculating lead
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 11,572.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 10,855.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 34,723.00  (In addition, $15,350.00 is allocated as a payment to Plaintiff for reimbursement of its reasonable investigation costs associated with the enforcement of Proposition 65 and other expenses and costs incurred as a result of investigating, bringing this matter to the defendant's attention, litigating, and negotiating the settlement)
Total Payments:
$ 57,150.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William F. Wraith
Contact Organization: 
Wraith Law
Email Address:
wraithlaw@earthink.net
Address: 
16485 Laguna Canon Road, Suite 250
City, State, Zip:
Irvine, CA, CA 92618
Phone Number:
(949) 251-9977


* 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.