60 Day Notice 2008-00514

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2008-00514
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2008-00514.pdf
Date Filed: 
08/29/2008
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Alleged Violators: 
Swanson Health Products, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Arsenic (inorganic arsenic compounds)
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Lead
Lead and lead compounds
Mercury
Mercury and mercury compounds
Source: 
Herbal Dietary Supplements
NOTE: 
See notice for listing of products

60-Day Notice Document

Judgment
AG Number:
2008-00514
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2008-00514J970.pdf
Judgment Date:
06/11/2009
Settlement reported to AG: 
Fri, 04/24/2009
Case Name: 
AYS v Swanson
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-07-466169
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Andrew L. Packard
Defendant: 
Swanson Health Products Inc
Injunctive Relief: 
mandatory prod testing, safe harbor warnings, lead allowance/ban
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 85,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 260,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 337,000.00  (AYS to grant to third party non-profits)
Total Payments:
$ 682,500.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Larry Fahn
Contact Organization: 
As You Sow
Email Address:
lfahn@asyousow.org
Address: 
311 California St. Ste. 510
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone Number:
(415) 391-3212
Fax Number:
(415) 391-3245

* 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.