60 Day Notice 2018-02278

AG Number: 
2018-02278
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
12/20/2018
Noticing Party: 
Kim Embry
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Shaun Markley
Alleged Violators: 
Glendale Hookah Lounge
Chemicals: 
Arsenic (inorganic arsenic compounds)
Benzene
Cadmium
Carbon monoxide
Ethylbenzene
Lead
Nickel
Quinoline and its strong acid salts
styrene
Source: 
Charcoals/Steam Stones used for smoking Hookah
Comments: 
This notice supplements the original notice AG 2018-01793 dated October 5, 2018.

60-Day Notice Document

Supplemental Complaint
AG Number:
2018-02278
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
09/24/2019
Case Name: 
Kim Embry v. Glendale Hookah Lounge
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
HG19010130
Plaintiff: 
Kim Embry
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Craig Nicholas, Esq.
Shaun Markley, Esq.
Noam Glick, Esq.
Defendant: 
Glendale Hookah Lounge
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Samantha Dice
Contact Organization: 
Environmental Health Advocates
Address: 
225 Broadway, Suite 2100
City, State, Zip:
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone Number:
619-382-3400
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2018-02278
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
03/08/2019
Case Name: 
Embry v. Glendale Hookah Lounge
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
HG19010130
Plaintiff: 
Kim Embry
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Noam Glick
Defendant: 
Glendale Hookah Lounge
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Contact Name: 
Noam Glick
Contact Organization: 
Glick Law Group
Email Address:
Address: 
225 Broadway Ste. 2100
City, State, Zip:
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone Number:
619.382.3400
Fax Number:
619.615.2193
Settlement
AG Number:
2018-02278
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
02/21/2020
Case Name: 
Embry v. Glendale Hookah Lounge, et al.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
19GDCV01385
Plaintiff: 
Kim Embry
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Nicholas & Tomasevic, LLP.
Defendant: 
Glendale Hookah Lounge
Injunctive Relief: 
warning
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 5,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 45,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 50,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Samantha Dice
Contact Organization: 
Environmental Health Advocates, Inc.
Address: 
225 Broadway, Suite 2100
City, State, Zip:
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone Number:
(619) 382-3400


* 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.