60 Day Notice 2013-00696

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2013-00696
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00696.pdf
Date Filed: 
07/19/2013
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William F. Wraith
Alleged Violators: 
Premier Nutrition Corporation
Premier Nutrition, Inc.
Premier Protein, Inc.
Joint Juice, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Dietary Supplements

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2013-00696
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2013-00696S3624.pdf
Settlement Date:
08/29/2014
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v Premier Nutrition Corp.
Court Name: 
Case Settled Out of Court
Court Docket Number: 
N/A
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William F. Wraith
Defendant: 
Premier Nutrition Corporation
Premier Nutrition, Inc.
Premier Protein, Inc.
Joint Juice, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Restriction on sale in California for which the maximum daily dose recommended on the label contains more than 0.5 micrograms of lead unless a warning is used or the product is reformulated; Testing protocol; Warning protocol; formula for calculating daily lead exposures
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 26,068.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 23,523.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 52,909.00  (Payment in the total amount of $102,500 to be made within 5 days; Of the $23,523, $15,613 is payable to ERC as reimbursement for reasonable costs and $7,910 payable as attorney's fees and costs)
Total Payments:
$ 102,500.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
William F. Wraith
Contact Organization: 
Wraith Law
Email Address:
wraithlaw@earthlink.net
Address: 
16485 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite 250
City, State, Zip:
irvine, CA 92618
Phone Number:
(949) 251-9977

* 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.