60 Day Notice 2013-00083

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2013-00083
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00083.pdf
Date Filed: 
01/10/2013
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
Ace Hardware Corporation
American Valve, Inc.
Anderson Metals Corporation
Arrowhead Brass Products, Inc.
B&K Industries, Inc.
Conbraco Industries Inc.
Crown Industries, LLC
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
Fluidmaster, Inc.
Homewerks Worldwide, LLC
LDR Industries, Inc.
Lee Meyers Company
Lincoln Products
Midland Metal
Mueller Industries, Inc.
Nibco, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Brass products

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2013-00083
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00083C3006.pdf
Date Filed:
05/29/2013
Case Name: 
MATEEL V MUELLER
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-13-531776
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
WILLIAM VERICK
Defendant: 
MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
wverick@igc.org
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
(707) 268-8900
Settlement
AG Number:
2013-00083
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00083S3613.pdf
Settlement Date:
07/22/2014
Case Name: 
Mateel v Mueller Industries, inc
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC 13-531776
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
American Valve, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings if reformulation standard not met
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 1,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 16,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 8,000.00  ($4,000 each to Ecological RIght Foundation and Californians for Alternatives to Toxics.)
Total Payments:
$ 25,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
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:
2013-00083
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00083J1906.pdf
Judgment Date:
10/15/2013
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 07/01/2013
Case Name: 
MATEEL V MUELLER
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-13-531776
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
WILLIAM VERICK
Defendant: 
MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Injunctive Relief: 
REFORMULATION OR CLEAR AND REASONABLE WARNINGS.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 1,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 16,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 8,000.00  (PAYMENT IN LIEU OF PENALTY SHALL BE SPLIT IN THE FORM OF TWO EQUAL PAYMENTS OF 4,000.00 EACH, ONE TO THE ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION AND ONE TO CALIFORNIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO TOXICS.)
Total Payments:
$ 25,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
wverick@igc.org
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
(707) 268-8900

* 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.