60 Day Notice 2007-00169

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2007-00169
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2007-00169.pdf
Date Filed: 
07/20/2007
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Alleged Violators: 
The Vaspar Corporation
Ace Hardware Corporation
Kelly-Moore Paint Co., Inc.
Lilly Industries (U.S.A), Inc.
Drugstore.com, Inc.
True Value Company
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Chemicals: 
Ethylbenzene
Source: 
Cleaning Products

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2007-00169
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2007-00169S649.pdf
Settlement Date:
04/24/2008
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. Valspar et al
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
RG07-356151
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Brian Gaffney
Law Offices of Brian Gaffney
Defendant: 
Valspar Corp.
True Value Company
Ace Hardware Corp.
Home Depot USA, Inc
Kelly-Moore Paint Co., Inc.
drugstore.com
Injunctive Relief: 
Proposition 65 warnings for cancer & repro toxins; reformulation; cease to ship to California
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 23,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 57,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 150,000.00  (To As You Sow to further their efforts to educate individuals and communities about toxics)
Total Payments:
$ 230,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Brian Gaffney
Contact Organization: 
Law Offices of Brian Gaffney
Email Address:
brian@gaffneylegal.com
Address: 
605 Market Street., Suite 505
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone Number:
(415) 442-0711
Fax Number:
(415) 442-0713
Comments: 
if fail to reformulate by 11/1/08 or fail to cease shipment of reformulated products to California by 2/1/09, then additional in lieu payment of $250,000.
Judgment
AG Number:
2007-00169
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2007-00169J513.pdf
Judgment Date:
06/18/2008
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 04/24/2008
Case Name: 
AYS v. Valspar, et al
Court Name: 
Alameda County Superior Court - Hayward
Court Docket Number: 
RG07356151
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Defendant: 
Valspar Corporation
Ace Hardware Corporation
drugstore.com
Home Depot USA, Inc.
Kelly-Moore Paint Company
True Value Company
Injunctive Relief: 
Warnings, reformulation and cease sales in California
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 23,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 57,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 150,000.00  (To As You SOw to further their mission to educate individuals and communities)
Total Payments:
$ 230,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Brian Gaffney
Contact Organization: 
Law Offices of Brian Gaffney
Email Address:
brian@gaffneylegal.com
Address: 
605 Market Street, Suite 505
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone Number:
(415) 442-0711
Fax Number:
(415) 441-0713

* 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.