60 Day Notice 2016-00103

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2016-00103
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-00103.pdf
Date Filed: 
02/05/2016
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk / Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Laura D. Beaton / Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Alleged Violators: 
Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Cadmium
Source: 
Rainbow Light Chocolate Protein Energizer, and other similar products

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2016-00103
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-00103C4246.PDF
Date Filed:
04/15/2016
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Rainbow Light, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-551517
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk
Defendant: 
Rainbow Light, LLC
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816
Settlement
AG Number:
2016-00103
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-00103S5163.PDF
Settlement Date:
08/17/2016
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Rainbow Light, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-551517
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk
Defendant: 
Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Product warning; reduction in level of cadmium.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 23,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 44,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 23,000.00  (Additional Settlement Payment in lieu of additional civil penalties to be used by AYS for grants to California non-profit organizations and by the AYS Environmental Enforcement Fund. These funds shall be used to reduce or remediate exposures to toxic chemicals and to increase consumer, worker, and community awareness of the health hazards posed by toxic chemicals in California via AYS’s program work. )
Total Payments:
$ 90,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816
Judgment
AG Number:
2016-00103
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-00103J3263.PDF
Judgment Date:
10/13/2016
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 08/17/2016
Case Name: 
AS YOU SOW V. RAINBOW LIGHT NUTRITIONAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-16-551517
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk
Defendant: 
Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Product warning; reduction in level of cadmium.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 23,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 44,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 23,000.00  (Additional Settlement Payment in lieu of additional civil penalties to be used by AYS for grants to California non-profit organizations and by the AYS Environmental Enforcement Fund. These funds shall be used to reduce or remediate exposures to toxic chemicals and to increase consumer, worker, and community awareness of the health hazards posed by toxic chemicals in California via AYS’s program work.)
Total Payments:
$ 90,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816

* 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.