60 Day Notice 2014-00710

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2014-00710
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00710.pdf
Date Filed: 
08/14/2014
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
Equinox Holdings, Inc.
LA Fitness International, LLC
24 Hours Fitness Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Bromodichloromethane
Chloroform
Source: 
Pools and spas

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2014-00710
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00710C3939.pdf
Date Filed:
07/22/2015
Case Name: 
MATEEL V 24 HOUR FITNESS USA, INC.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-546994
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
WILLIAM VERICK
DAVID WILLIAMS
Defendant: 
24 HOUR FITNESS USA, INC.
EQUINOX HOLDINGS, 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:
2014-00710
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00710S4654.pdf
Settlement Date:
11/02/2015
Case Name: 
Mateel v. 24 Hour Fitness
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
546994
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
24 Hour Fitness, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 38,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 40,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
wverick@igc.org
Address: 
1125 Sixteenth Street, Suite 204
City, State, Zip:
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone Number:
(707) 630-5061
Fax Number:
(707) 630-5064
Settlement
AG Number:
2014-00710
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00710S4645.pdf
Settlement Date:
02/04/2016
Case Name: 
Mateel v. 24 Hour Fitness
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
546994
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
Equinox Holdings, Inc.
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: 
1125 Sixteenth Street, Suite 204
City, State, Zip:
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone Number:
(707) 630-5061
Fax Number:
(707) 630-5064
Judgment
AG Number:
2014-00710
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00710J2990.pdf
Judgment Date:
03/24/2016
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 02/02/2016
Case Name: 
MATEEL V 24 HOUR FITNESS USA, INC.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-546994
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
WILLIAM VERICK
Defendant: 
24 HOUR FITNESS USA, INC.
EQUINOX HOLDINGS, INC.
Injunctive Relief: 
Provide warnings. A warning shall be posted in each Equinox facility in CA that has a chlorinated swimming pool or spa on or after the Effective Date.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 50,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 8,000.00  (Payment in lieu of penalty shall be paid to the Ecological Rights Foundation.)
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: 
1125 Sixteenth Street, Suite 204
City, State, Zip:
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone Number:
707-630-5061
Judgment
AG Number:
2014-00710
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00710J2918.pdf
Judgment Date:
01/23/2015
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 11/02/2015
Case Name: 
Mateel v. 24 Hour Fitness
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
546994
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
24 Hour Fitness, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 38,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 40,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
wverick@igc.org
Address: 
1125 Sixteenth Street, Suite 204
City, State, Zip:
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone Number:
(707) 630-5061
Fax Number:
(707) 630-5064
Judgment
AG Number:
2014-00710
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00710J2886.pdf
Judgment Date:
12/23/2015
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 12/17/2015
Case Name: 
MATEEL V 24 HOUR FITNESS USA, INC.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-546994
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
WILLIAM VERICK
Defendant: 
24 HOUR FITNESS USA, INC.
Injunctive Relief: 
Provide proposition 65 warnings.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 30,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 8,000.00  (Payment in lieu of penalty to be paid to Ecological Rights Foundation, a 501(c)3 public benefit entity.)
Total Payments:
$ 40,000.00
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.