60 Day Notice 2014-00377

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2014-00377
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00377.pdf
Date Filed: 
04/25/2014
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk/Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Laura D. Beaton/Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Alleged Violators: 
J. R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Retinol
Source: 
Carlson Vitamin A 15,000 IU Palmitate Soft Gels
Carlson Vitamin A 25,000 IU Natural Soft Gels

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2014-00377
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00377C3495.PDF
Date Filed:
12/08/2014
Case Name: 
AS YOU SOW v. J. R. CARLSON LABORATORIES, INC., et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-543102
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk/Laura D. Beaton, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Defendant: 
J. R. CARLSON LABORATORIES, INC.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Injunctive Relief
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816
Settlement
AG Number:
2014-00377
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00377S3979.pdf
Settlement Date:
03/13/2015
Case Name: 
AS YOU SOW v. J.R. CARLSON LABORATORIES, INC.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-543102
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk
Defendant: 
J.R. CARLSON LABORATORIES, INC.
Injunctive Relief: 
CARLSON LABS agrees that it will display the following warning on the Covered Products that it sells or distributes for sale in California after the Effective Date: WARNING: The recommended daily serving of this product contains more than 10,000 IU of Vitamin A from retinol. Taking Vitamin A from retinol in quantities of 10,000 IU or more is known to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 10,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 25,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 10,000.00  (To be used by As You Sow for grants to California non-profit organizations and by the As You Sow Environmental Enforcement Fund. These funds shall be used to reduce or remediate exposures to toxic chemicals and to increase consumer, worker, and community awareness of the health hazards posed by toxic chemicals in California via As You Sow's program work.)
Total Payments:
$ 45,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816
Judgment
AG Number:
2014-00377
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00377J2690.pdf
Judgment Date:
06/17/2015
Settlement reported to AG: 
Fri, 06/12/2015
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-543102
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk/Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Laura D. Beaton/Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Defendant: 
J. R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
CARLSON LABS agrees that it will display the following warning on the Covered Products that it sells in California or distributes for sale in California after the Effective Date: "WARNING: The recommended daily serving of this product contains more than 10,000 IU of Vitamin A from retinol. Taking Vitamin A from retinol in quantities of 10,000 IU or more is known to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm."
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 10,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 25,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 10,000.00  (The consent judgment requires Defendant to pay $10,000 to Plaintiff in lieu of additional civil penalties, which will be used by Plaintiff to reduce or remediate exposures to toxic chemicals and to increase awareness of the health hazards of toxic chemicals.)
Total Payments:
$ 45,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Laura D. Beaton
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
beaton@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94012
Phone Number:
415-552-7272
Fax Number:
415-552-5816

* 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.