60 Day Notice 2014-00889

AG Number: 
2014-00889
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
10/01/2014
Noticing Party: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Alleged Violators: 
Smokehouse Products, Inc.
Smokehouse Products, LLC
Chemicals: 
Wood dust
Source: 
Smokehouse All Natural Wood Cherry Chips
Smokehouse All Natural Wood Hickory Chips

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2014-00889
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
08/10/2016
Case Name: 
McCartney v. Smokehouse Products, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548091
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
Smokehouse Products, LLC
Smokehouse Products, Inc.
Bear Mountain Forest Products, Inc.
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 St. Ste. 1500
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone Number:
415-310-1940
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2014-00889
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
09/22/2015
Case Name: 
McCartney v. Smokehouse Products, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548091
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
Smokehouse Products, 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 St. Ste. 1500
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone Number:
415-310-1940
Settlement
AG Number:
2014-00889
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
05/09/2016
Case Name: 
McCartney v. Smokehouse Products, Inc, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548091
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
Smokehouse Products, Inc.
Smokehouse Products, LLC
Bear Mountain Forest Products, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Within 30 days of entry of consent judgment, Defendants shall voluntarily include a clear and reasonable wood dust warning label on all Covered Products, to be set forth in a proposed consent judgment. This settlement and judgment shall resolve notices 2014-00889, 2014-00994, and one subsequent notice to include all Covered Products.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 42,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 77,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 120,000.00
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 ST. STE. 1500
City, State, Zip:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
Phone Number:
415-310-1940
Comments: 
Subject to Court Approval of a Consent Judgment that will follow.
Judgment
AG Number:
2014-00889
Judgment PDF: 
Judgment Date:
01/19/2017
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 05/09/2016
Case Name: 
McCartney v. Smokehouse Products, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-548091
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
Smokehouse Products, LLC
Smokehouse Products, Inc.
Bear Mountain Forest Products, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Within 30 days of entry of consent judgment, Defendants shall voluntarily include a clear and reasonable wood dust warning label on all Covered Products, to be set forth in a proposed consent judgment. This settlement and judgment shall resolve notices 2014-00889, 2014-00994, and one subsequent notice to include all Covered Products.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 42,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 77,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 120,000.00
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.