60 Day Notice 2006-00542

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2006-00542
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2006-00542.pdf
Date Filed: 
08/07/2006
Noticing Party: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Alleged Violators: 
Cost Plus, Inc.
Lifetime Brands
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Brass Valved Beverage Dispensers

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2006-00542
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2006-00542C600.pdf
Date Filed:
03/27/2007
Case Name: 
MEJF v. Cost Plus, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
07-461734
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Fredric Evenson
David Williams
William Verick
Brian Acree
Defendant: 
Cost Plus, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
wverick@igc.org
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
(707) 268-8900
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Comments: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2006-00542
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2006-00542S787.pdf
Settlement Date:
07/11/2008
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Cost Plus
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
461734
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
Cost Plus, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Recall, Termination of Sales, Reformulation, Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 15,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 200,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 60,000.00  (Payments in lieu of civil penalties to KPFA, CATs and ERF)
Total Payments:
$ 275,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
wverick@igc.org
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
(707) 268-8900
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901
Comments: 
Judgment
AG Number:
2006-00542
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2006-00542J542.pdf
Judgment Date:
08/29/2008
Settlement reported to AG: 
Fri, 07/11/2008
Case Name: 
Mateel v. Cost Plus
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
461734
Plaintiff: 
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
William Verick
Defendant: 
Cost Plus, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Reformulation/Warnings
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 15,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 200,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 60,000.00  (Payments in lieu of civil penalties to Ecological Rights Foundation, Californians Against Toxics and KPFA Radio.)
Total Payments:
$ 275,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
William Verick
Contact Organization: 
Klamath Environmental Law Center
Email Address:
wverick@igc.org
Address: 
424 First Street
City, State, Zip:
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone Number:
(707) 268-8900
Fax Number:
(707) 268-8901

* 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.