60 Day Notice 2014-00709

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2014-00709
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00709.pdf
Date Filed: 
08/14/2014
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Battery terminals

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2014-00709
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00709C3553.pdf
Date Filed:
12/16/2014
Case Name: 
MATEEL V BIG O TIRES, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-543233
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
WILLIAM VERICK
DAVID WILLIAMS
FREDRIC EVENSON
BRIAN ACREE
Defendant: 
BIG O TIRES, LLC
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC
BRIDGESTONE RETAIL OPERATIONS, LLC
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:
2014-00709
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00709S4154.pdf
Settlement Date:
05/26/2015
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Big O Tires
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
543233
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
Big O Tires
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 40,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 40,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
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
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Comments: 
This is a settlement on behalf of Mateel itself and not made on behalf of the public interest.
Settlement
AG Number:
2014-00709
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00709S4112.pdf
Settlement Date:
04/29/2015
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Big O Tires
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
543233
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 58,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 60,000.00
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
Judgment
AG Number:
2014-00709
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00709J2721.pdf
Judgment Date:
07/02/2015
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 04/29/2015
Case Name: 
MATEEL V BIG O TIRES, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
543233
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
WILLIAM VERICK
Defendant: 
BRIDGESTONE RETAIL OPERATIONS, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Covered products shall be accompanied by a warning.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 40,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 18,000.00  (For payments in lieu of penalty, $13,000 shall be paid to the Ecological Rights Foundation, and $5,000 shall be paid to Californians for Alternatives to Toxics.)
Total Payments:
$ 60,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
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

* 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.