60 Day Notice 2018-02245

AG Number: 
2018-02245
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
12/12/2018
Noticing Party: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Alleged Violators: 
Sprouts Farmers Market
Gimme Health Foods, Inc.
Gimme Health Foods LLC
Premier Grocery, Inc.
Sprouts Farmers Markets, LLC
Chemicals: 
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Source: 
Seaweed Thins Snack

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2018-02245
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
03/04/2016
Case Name: 
CAG V. SPROUTS MARKET, INC.
Court Name: 
County of Marin
Court Docket Number: 
CIV 1600796
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
Sprouts Farmers Market
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Cost of Suit; Reasonable Attorney Fee and Costs; Any further relief that the court may deem just and equitable
Contact Name: 
REUBEN YEROUSHALMI
Contact Organization: 
YEROUSHALMI & YEROUSHALMI
Email Address:
Address: 
9100 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 240W
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Settlement
AG Number:
2018-02245
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
02/22/2019
Case Name: 
CAG v. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
Marin County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CIV1600796
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Defendant: 
Gimme Health Foods, inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformation
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 28,580.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 218,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 246,580.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Reuben Yeroushalmi
Contact Organization: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Email Address:
admin@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 240W
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926
Comments: 
This settlement also includes the following notices: 1. 2015-00835 2. 2015-01134 3. 2017-00168 4. 2018-02190
Judgment
AG Number:
2018-02245
Judgment PDF: 
Judgment Date:
08/13/2019
Settlement reported to AG: 
Fri, 02/22/2019
Case Name: 
CAG V. SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET, INC.
Court Name: 
County of Marin
Court Docket Number: 
CIV 1600796
Plaintiff: 
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc.
Defendant: 
Sprouts Farmers Market
Nishimoto Trading Co., Ltd
Nishimoto Co. Ltd.
Nico-Nico Nori, Inc.
Gimme Health Foods, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation of Cadmium to 95 ppb and Inorganic Arsenic to 15ppb
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 28,580.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 218,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 21,420.00  (CAG will use the payment in lieu of civil penalties for such projects and purposes related to environmental protection, worker health and safety, or reduction of human exposure to hazardous substances.)
Total Payments:
$ 268,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
REUBEN YEROUSHALMI
Contact Organization: 
YEROUSHALMI & YEROUSHALMI
Email Address:
admin@yeroushalmi.com
Address: 
9100 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 240W
City, State, Zip:
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone Number:
(310) 623-1926


* 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.