60 Day Notice 2013-00542

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2013-00542
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00542.pdf
Date Filed: 
05/17/2013
Noticing Party: 
Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.
Alleged Violators: 
The Blackstone Group
Highgate Hotels, L.P.
Highgate Hotels, Inc.
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
Bre Parc 55 Owner LLC
RP/Kinetic Parc 55 Owner, LLC
Chemicals: 
Benzo[a]anthracene
Benzo[a]pyrene
Benzo[b]fluoranthene
Benzo[k]fluoranthene
Indeno [1,2,3-cd]pyrene
Source: 
Flame cooked ground beef

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2013-00542
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00542C2882.pdf
Date Filed:
07/30/2013
Case Name: 
Leeman v. Highgate Hotels, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-13-533219
Plaintiff: 
Whitney R. Leeman
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Rachel S. Doughty
Defendant: 
Highgate Hotels, Inc.
The Blackstone Group L.P.
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, LLC
Bre Parc 55 Owner LLC
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Rachel S. Doughty
Contact Organization: 
The Chanler Group
Email Address:
rachel@chanler.com
Address: 
2560 Ninth Street, Parker Plaza, Suite 214
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone Number:
(510) 848-8880
Fax Number:
(510) 848-8118
Corrected Settlement
AG Number:
2013-00542
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00542S3153.pdf
Settlement Date:
02/05/2014
Case Name: 
Leeman v. Highgate Hotels, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-13-533219
Plaintiff: 
Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Rachel Doughty
Defendant: 
BRE Parc 55 Owner LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation, Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 1,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 36,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 37,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Rachel Doughty
Contact Organization: 
The Chanler Group
Email Address:
Rachel@chanler.com
Address: 
2560 Ninth Street, Suite 214
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone Number:
(510) 848-8880
Fax Number:
(510) 848-8118
Settlement
AG Number:
2013-00542
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00542S3136.pdf
Settlement Date:
02/05/2014
Case Name: 
Leeman v. Highgate Hotels, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-13-533219
Plaintiff: 
Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Rachel S. Doughty
Defendant: 
Bre Parc 55 Owner, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation and warnings.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 36,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 38,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Rachel S. Doughty
Contact Organization: 
The Chanler Group
Email Address:
rachel@chanler.com
Address: 
2560 Ninth Street, Suite 214
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone Number:
(510) 848-8880
Fax Number:
(510) 848-8118
Judgment
AG Number:
2013-00542
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00542J2133.pdf
Judgment Date:
06/04/2014
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 02/05/2014
Case Name: 
Leeman v. Highgate Hotels, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-13-533219
Plaintiff: 
Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Rachel S. Doughty
Defendant: 
BRE Parc 55 Owner, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings and Cooking Modification
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 1,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 36,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 37,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Rachel S. Doughty
Contact Organization: 
The Chanler Group
Email Address:
rachel@chanler.com
Address: 
2560 9th Street, Suite 214
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone Number:
(510) 848-8880
Fax Number:
(510) 848-8118

* 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.