60 Day Notice 2012-00896

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2012-00896
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00896.pdf
Date Filed: 
12/21/2012
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Alleged Violators: 
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corporation
Chemicals: 
Arsenic (inorganic arsenic compounds)
Arsenic (inorganic oxides)
Chromium (hexavalent compounds)
Source: 
Concrete and cement based products

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2012-00896
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00896C3057.pdf
Date Filed:
11/26/2013
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG13704793
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Barbara J. Chisholm
Defendant: 
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Barbara J. Chisholm
Contact Organization: 
Altshuler Berzon LLP
Email Address:
bchisholm@altshulerberzon.com
Address: 
177 Post Street, #300
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone Number:
415-421-7151
Fax Number:
415-362-8064
Settlement
AG Number:
2012-00896
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00896S2976.pdf
Settlement Date:
11/18/2013
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG13704793
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Barbara J. Chisholm
Defendant: 
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
Injunctive Relief: 
All covered products distributed or sold by CTS for sale or use in the State of California shall provide the following warning: "PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm."
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 7,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 15,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 18,000.00  (In lieu payments are to be used by As You Sow for grants to reduce or remediate exposures to toxic chemicals and to increase consumer, worker and community awareness of the health hazards posed by toxic chemicals in California.)
Total Payments:
$ 40,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Barbara J. Chisholm
Contact Organization: 
Altshuler Berzon LLP
Email Address:
bchisholm@altshulerberzon.com
Address: 
177 Post Street, #300
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone Number:
415-421-7151
Fax Number:
415-362-8064
Judgment
AG Number:
2012-00896
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00896J1958.pdf
Judgment Date:
02/05/2014
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 11/18/2013
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG13704793
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Barbara J. Chisholm
Defendant: 
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
Injunctive Relief: 
All covered products distributed or sold by CTS for sale or use in the State of California shall provide the following warning: "PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm."
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 7,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 15,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 18,000.00  ($ 18,000.00 (In lieu payments are to be used by As You Sow for grants to reduce or remediate exposures to toxic chemicals and to increase consumer, worker and community awareness of the health hazards posed by toxic chemicals in California.))
Total Payments:
$ 40,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Barbara J. Chisholm
Contact Organization: 
Altshuler Berzon LLP
Email Address:
bchisholm@altber.com
Address: 
177 Post Street, Suite 300
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone Number:
(415) 421-7151
Fax Number:
(415) 362-8064

* 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.