60 Day Notice 2014-00947

AG Number: 
2014-00947
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
10/07/2014
Noticing Party: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Alleged Violators: 
West Oregon Wood Products, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Wood dust
Source: 
Blazer Premium Wood Pellet Fuel

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2014-00947
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
02/20/2015
Case Name: 
McCartney v. West Oregon Wood Products, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-544278
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
West Oregon Wood 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 Street, Suite 1500
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone Number:
(415) 310-1940
Settlement
AG Number:
2014-00947
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
09/16/2015
Case Name: 
Erika McCartney v. West Oregon Wood Products, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-544278
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
West Oregon Wood Products, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendant shall be permanently enjoined from offering, selling or distributing into California its Blazer Premium Wood Pellet Fuel without the following warning affixed or printed on the product: "CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: This product contains and releases compounds known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm. Use safeguards to avoid inhalation of wood, wood dust, and combustion by-products."
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 15,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 40,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 55,000.00
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


* 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.