60 Day Notice 2012-00899

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2012-00899
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00899.pdf
Date Filed: 
12/21/2012
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Alleged Violators: 
The Quickrete Companies, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Arsenic (inorganic arsenic compounds)
Arsenic (inorganic oxides)
Chromium (hexavalent compounds)
Source: 
Concrete and cement based products

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2012-00899
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00899S2745.pdf
Settlement Date:
07/18/2013
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. The Quikrete Companies, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG12637214
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Barbara J. Chisholm
Defendant: 
The Quikrete Companies, Inc.
Quikrete International, Inc.
Quikrete California, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Covered products containing Portland cement will have English- and Spanish-language Proposition 65 warnings affixed to them or printed on their packaging.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 15,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 58,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 50,000.00  (The in lieu payments will be used as grants to non-profits to reduce or remediate exposures to toxic chemicals and to increase awareness of health hazards associated with toxic chemicals.)
Total Payments:
$ 123,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
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
Judgment
AG Number:
2012-00899
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2012-00899J1887.pdf
Judgment Date:
09/26/2013
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 09/26/2013
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. The Quikrete Companies
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG12367214
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Barbara J. Chisholm, Altshuler Berzon LLP
Defendant: 
The Quikrete Companies, Inc.
Quikrete International Inc.
Quikrete California, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Covered products containing Portland cement will have English- and Spanish-language Proposition 65 warnings affixed to them or printed on their packaging.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 15,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 58,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 50,000.00  (reduce or remediate exposure to toxic chemicals and to increase consumer, worker and community awareness of the health hazards posed by toxic chemicals in California.)
Total Payments:
$ 123,000.00
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.