60 Day Notice 2014-00575

AG Number: 
2014-00575
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
06/11/2014
Noticing Party: 
Erika McCartney
Alleged Violators: 
Navitas LLC
Chemicals: 
Cadmium
Source: 
Navitas Naturals Cacao Powder

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2014-00575
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
08/18/2014
Case Name: 
McCartney v. Navitas
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-541238
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
Navitas LLC
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Robert B. Hancock
Contact Organization: 
PACIFIC JUSTICE CENTER
Email Address:
Address: 
50 California Street, Suite 1500
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone Number:
(415) 310-1940
Supplemental Settlement
AG Number:
2014-00575
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
04/09/2015
Case Name: 
McCartney v. Navitas LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-541238
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Melvin B. Pearlston
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
Navitas LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Warning or reformulation and testing
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 20,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 60,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 80,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Robert B. Hancock
Contact Organization: 
Pacific Justice Center
Email Address:
rbh@lawyer.com
Address: 
50 California Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone Number:
415.310.1940
Comments: 
This consent judgment supplants the prior version dated 12/04/2014
Settlement
AG Number:
2014-00575
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
12/04/2014
Case Name: 
McCartney v. Navitas LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-541238
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
Navitas LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Warning or reformulation and testing
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 20,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 60,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 80,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Robert B. Hancock
Contact Organization: 
Pacific Justice Center
Email Address:
rbh@lawyer.com
Address: 
50 California Street, Suite 1500
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco , CA 94111
Phone Number:
(415) 310-1940
Judgment
AG Number:
2014-00575
Judgment PDF: 
Judgment Date:
06/09/2015
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 04/09/2015
Case Name: 
Erika McCartney v. Navitas LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-541238
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
Navitas LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Permanent injunction from distributing into California subject product containing cadmium in excess of MADL per 5-gram serving without warning. Product distributed into California without a warning must be tested for cadmium and results reported to plaintiff. Clear and reasonable warning language.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 20,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 60,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 80,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Robert B. Hancock
Contact Organization: 
PACIFIC JUSTICE CENTER
Email Address:
rbh@lawyer.com
Address: 
50 California St. Ste. 1500
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone Number:
415-310-1940


* 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.