60 Day Notice 2011-00984

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2011-00984
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00984.pdf
Date Filed: 
11/02/2011
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
Jore Corporation
Makita U.S.A.,Inc.
Milton Industries, Inc.
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Brass components

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00984
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00984C2334.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 IMPORTS, INC.
MILTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
K R TOOLS, 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
Settlement
AG Number:
2011-00984
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00984S2047.pdf
Settlement Date:
03/15/2012
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: 
Milton Industries, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings and Reformulation: Covered Products shall be deemed to comply with Proposition 65 and be exempt from any Proposition 65 warning requirements if the Covered Products meet the following criteria: (a) the brass alloy from which the Covered Products are made shall have no lead as an intentionally added constituent; and (b) the brass alloy from which the Covered Products are made shall have a lead content by weight of no more than 0.03% 300 parts per million, or "300 ppm").
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 1,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 20,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 4,000.00  ($4,000 to the Ecological Rights Foundation for use toward reducing exposures to toxic chemicals and other pollutants, and toward increasing consumer, worker and community awareness of health hazards posed by lead and other toxic chemicals.)
Total Payments:
$ 25,000.00
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:
2011-00984
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00984J1542.pdf
Judgment Date:
05/08/2012
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 03/15/2012
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: 
Milton Industries, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings and Reformulation: Covered Products shall be deemed to comply with Proposition 65 and be exempt from any Proposition 65 warning requirements if the Covered Products meet the following criteria: (a) the brass alloy from which the Covered Products are made shall have no lead as an intentionally added constituent; and (b) the brass alloy from which the Covered Products are made shall have a lead content by weight of no more than 0.03% 300 parts per million, or "300 ppm"
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 1,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 20,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 4,000.00  ($4,000 to the Ecological Rights Foundation for use toward reducing exposures to toxic chemicals and other pollutants, and toward increasing consumer, worker and community awareness of health hazards posed by lead and other toxic chemicals.)
Total Payments:
$ 25,000.00
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.