60 Day Notice 2014-00281

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2014-00281
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00281.pdf
Date Filed: 
03/19/2014
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
L B Maple Treat Corporation
Bascom Maple Farms, Inc.
Anderson's Maple Syrup, Inc.
LaPerre Maple Farm
Sugarman of Vermont, Inc.
Highland Sugarworks
Dutch Gold Honey, Inc.
Crown Maple Syrup, LLC
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Maple syrup
NOTE: 
This notice was withdrawn as to Sugarman of Vermont, Inc. by letter to the Office of the Attorney General date April 8, 2014.

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2014-00281
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00281C3373.pdf
Date Filed:
08/14/2014
Case Name: 
MATEEL V ANDERSON'S MAPLE SYRUP, INC.
Court Name: 
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
Court Docket Number: 
DR140469
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
WILLIAM VERICK
Defendant: 
ANDERSON'S MAPLE SYRUP, INC.
B&G FOODS, INC.
BASCOM FAMILY FARMS, INC.
CITADELLE MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE
DUTCH GOLD HONEY, INC.
GREAT NORTHERN MAPLE PRODUCTS, INC.
L B MAPLE TREAT CORPORATION
LES INDUSTRIES BERNARD & FILS LTEE
SPECIALTY BRANDS OF AMERICA, INC.
VERMONT MAPLE SUGAR COMPANY, 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:
2014-00281
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00281S3617.pdf
Settlement Date:
08/28/2014
Case Name: 
MATEEL V ANDERSON'S MAPLE SYRUP, INC.
Court Name: 
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT
Court Docket Number: 
DR140469
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
WILLIAM VERICK
Defendant: 
ANDERSON'S MAPLE SYRUP, INC.
B&G FOODS, INC.
BASCOM FAMILY FARMS, INC.
CITADELLE MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE
DUTCH GOLD HONEY, INC.
GREAT NORTHERN MAPLE PRODUCTS, INC.
L B MAPLE TREAT CORPORATION
LES INDUSTRIES BERNARD & FILS LTEE
SPECIALTY BRANDS OF AMERICA, INC.
VERMONT MAPLE SUGAR COMPANY, INC.
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings and reformulation
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 5,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 200,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 30,000.00  (Of this $30,000 amount, $20,000 shall be paid to the Ecological Rights Foundation and $10,000 to Californians for Alternatives to Toxics.)
Total Payments:
$ 235,000.00
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
Comments: 
We are still collecting signatures and will report final signature date when it occurs.
Judgment
AG Number:
2014-00281
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00281J2359.pdf
Judgment Date:
10/01/2014
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 10/01/2014
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Anderson Maple Syrup
Court Name: 
Humboldt County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
DR-140469
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
Anderson Maple Syrup
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation/warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 5,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 200,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 205,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Justice Foundation
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

* 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.