60 Day Notice 2013-00518

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2013-00518
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00518.pdf
Date Filed: 
05/17/2013
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Environmental Research Center
Alleged Violators: 
To Go Brands, Inc.
Brands To Go Inc.
BioPharma Scientific LLC
Medpodium Health Products, Inc.
Cardium Therapeutics, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Dietary Supplements

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2013-00518
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00518C3509.pdf
Date Filed:
12/10/2014
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Taxus Cardium ... et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-539326
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ryan Hoffman
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Taxus Cardium Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc. dba Medpodium
Cell-nique Corporation dba Healthy Brands Collective
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Declaratory Relief
Contact Name: 
Ryan Hoffman
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
rrhoffma@gmail.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Comments: 
Also applies to AG Number 2014-00646 and AG Number 2014-00645
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2013-00518
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00518C3214.pdf
Date Filed:
05/15/2014
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. To Go Brands, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-539326
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ryan Hoffman
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
To Go Brands, Inc.
Taxus Cardium Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc. dba Medpodium
Cell-nique Corporation dba Healthy Brands Collective
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Declaratory Relief
Contact Name: 
Ryan Hoffman
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
rrhoffma@gmail.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2013-00518
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00518C3211.pdf
Date Filed:
05/15/2014
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. BioPharma Scientific, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-539327
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ryan Hoffman
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
BioPharma Scientific, LLC
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Declaratory Relief
Contact Name: 
Ryan Hoffman
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
rrhoffma@gmail.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Corrected Settlement
AG Number:
2013-00518
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00518S4298.pdf
Settlement Date:
07/23/2015
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Biopharma Scientific, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC14539327
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund & Ryan Hoffman
Defendant: 
Biopharma Scientific, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Beginning on the Effective Date, in the event BioPharma employs ten or more employees and qualifies as a "person in the course of doing business" pursuant to Proposition 65, it shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in the State of California, "Distributing into the State of California", or directly selling in the State of California, any Covered Product which exposes a person to a "Daily Lead Exposure Level" of more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day when the maximum suggested dose is taken as directed on the Covered Product's label, unless it meets the warning requirements under Section 3.2.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 16,940.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 35,281.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 12,779.00  (Reimbursement of costs in the amount of $1,993.60 and reimbursement of attorneys' fees in the amount of $33,287.81.)
Total Payments:
$ 65,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ryan Hoffman
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Fax Number:
(510) 540-5543
Settlement
AG Number:
2013-00518
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00518S4262.pdf
Settlement Date:
06/29/2015
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Taxus Cardium (see below)
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-539326
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ryan Hoffman
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Taxus Cardium Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc. dba Medpodium
Injunctive Relief: 
Beginning on the effective date of the Consent Judgment, Taxus Cardium shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in the State of California, distributing into the State of California, or directly selling in the State of California, any product named in ERC's notices of violation that exposes a person to more than 0.5 micrograms per day when the maximum suggested dose is taken as directed on the product’s label, unless it meets the warning requirements under Section 3.2 of the Consent Judgment.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 13,564.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 31,204.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 10,232.00  ($1,728.23 for ERC's costs; $2,385.00 for Michael Freund's attorney fees; $10,305.00 for Ryan Hoffman's attorney fees; $16,785.49 for ERC's in-house legal fees.)
Total Payments:
$ 55,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ryan Hoffman
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
rrhoffma@gmail.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Corrected Settlement
AG Number:
2013-00518
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00518S4260.pdf
Settlement Date:
07/24/2015
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. BioPharma Scientific, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-539327
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ryan Hoffman
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
BioPharma Scientific, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Beginning on the Compliance Date, in the event BioPharma employs ten or more employees and qualifies as a "person in the course of doing business" pursuant to Proposition 65, it shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in the State of California, distributing into the State of California, or directly selling in the State of California, any Covered Product which exposes a person to more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day when the maximum suggested dose is taken as directed on the Covered Product's label, unless it meets the warning requirements under Section 3.2 of the Consent Judgment. This provision does not require BioPharma to take any action with regard to products that were manufactured or distributed by BioPharma before the Compliance Date.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 17,424.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 34,426.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 13,150.00  ($1,993.60 for ERC's costs, $2,070.00 in attorney fees for Michael Freund, $16,110.00 in attorney fees for Ryan Hoffman, and $14,252.81 for ERC's in-house legal fees.)
Total Payments:
$ 65,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ryan Hoffman
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
rrhoffma@gmail.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Settlement
AG Number:
2013-00518
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00518S4240.pdf
Settlement Date:
07/24/2015
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. BioPharma Scientific, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-539327
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ryan Hoffman
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
BioPharma Scientific, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Beginning on the Compliance Date, in the event BioPharma employs ten or more employees and qualifies as a "person in the course of doing business" pursuant to Proposition 65, it shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in the State of California, distributing into the State of California, or directly selling in the State of California, any Covered Product which exposes a person to more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day when the maximum suggested dose is taken as directed on the Covered Product's label, unless it meets the warning requirements under Section 3.2 of the Consent Judgment. This provision does not require BioPharma to take any action with regard to products that were manufactured or distributed by BioPharma before the Compliance Date.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 17,424.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 34,426.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 13,150.00  ($1,993.60 for ERC's costs, $2,070.00 in attorney fees for Michael Freund, $16,110.00 in attorney fees for Ryan Hoffman, and $14,252.81 for ERC's in-house legal fees.)
Total Payments:
$ 65,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ryan Hoffman
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
rrhoffma@gmail.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Judgment
AG Number:
2013-00518
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00518J2842.pdf
Judgment Date:
11/16/2015
Settlement reported to AG: 
Fri, 07/24/2015
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. BioPharma Scientific, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-539327
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ryan Hoffman
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
BioPharma Scientific, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Beginning on the Compliance Date, in the event BioPharma employs ten or more employees and qualifies as a "person in the course of doing business" pursuant to Proposition 65, it shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in the State of California, distributing into the State of California, or directly selling in the State of California, any Covered Product which exposes a person to more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day when the maximum suggested dose is taken as directed on the Covered Product's label, unless it meets the warning requirements under Section 3.2 of the Consent Judgment. This provision does not require BioPharma to take any action with regard to products that were manufactured or distributed by BioPharma before the Compliance Date.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 17,424.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 34,426.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 13,150.00  ($1,993.60 for ERC's costs, $2,070.00 in attorney fees for Michael Freund, $16,110.00 in attorney fees for Ryan Hoffman, and $14,252.81 for ERC's in-house legal fees.)
Total Payments:
$ 65,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ryan Hoffman
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
rrhoffma@gmail.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Judgment
AG Number:
2013-00518
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00518J2836.pdf
Judgment Date:
11/02/2015
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 06/29/2015
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Taxus Cardium (see below)
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-539326
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ryan Hoffman
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Taxus Cardium Pharmaceuticals Group, Inc. dba Medpodium
Injunctive Relief: 
Beginning on the effective date of the Consent Judgment, Taxus Cardium shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in the State of California, distributing into the State of California, or directly selling in the State of California, any product named in ERC's notices of violation that exposes a person to more than 0.5 micrograms per day when the maximum suggested dose is taken as directed on the product’s label, unless it meets the warning requirements under Section 3.2 of the Consent Judgment.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 13,564.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 31,204.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 10,232.00  ($1,728.23 for ERC's costs; $2,385.00 for Michael Freund's attorney fees; $10,305.00 for Ryan Hoffman's attorney fees; $16,785.49 for ERC's in-house legal fees.)
Total Payments:
$ 55,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ryan Hoffman
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
rrhoffma@gmail.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992

* 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.