60 Day Notice 2011-00035

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2011-00035
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00035.pdf
Date Filed: 
01/14/2011
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Research Center
Alleged Violators: 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Dietary supplement

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00035
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00035C2455.pdf
Date Filed:
06/06/2012
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Court Name: 
Marin County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CIV1202744
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Law Office of Michael Freund
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley , CA 94704
Phone Number:
510-540-1992
Fax Number:
510-540-5543
Comments: 
Includes AG No. 2010-00486. Filed Complaint received back from Court on June 27, 2012.
Settlement
AG Number:
2011-00035
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00035S2709.pdf
Settlement Date:
07/12/2013
Case Name: 
Environmenal Research Center v. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Court Name: 
Marin County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CIV1202744
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Any Covered Product manufactured on or after the Effective Date that Nu Skin thereafter sells in California, or markets or distributes for sale in California, or offers for sale to a third party for retail sale in California must either 1) qualify as a Reformulated Products or 2) meet the warning requirements.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 38,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 47,898.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 114,102.00  (Attorney's fees 23782 and costs 24116. In lieu payment for various activities such as further testing of products; funding ERCs RxY Program to assist medical personnel to provide testing assistance to independent distributors of various products; funding ERCs Got Lead? Program to assist consumers in testing products for lead; post-settlement monitoring of past consent judgments; continuing enforcement of Proposition 65; and 5705 to be donated by ERC to the Center for Environmental Health for reduction of toxic chemical exposures.)
Total Payments:
$ 200,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Law Office of Michael Freund
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Fax Number:
(510) 540-5543
Comments: 
Settlement also covers AG Nos. 2010-00263 and 2010-00486.
Judgment
AG Number:
2011-00035
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00035J1883.pdf
Judgment Date:
10/08/2013
Settlement reported to AG: 
Fri, 07/12/2013
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Court Name: 
Marin Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CIV1202744
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendant shall either reformulate Covered Products so that the maximum daily serving on the label contains no more than 0.5 micrograms of lead per day or provide Proposition 65 warnings.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 38,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 47,898.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 114,102.00  (In lieu payment for analysis, researching and testing consumer products, other ERC programs and a donation of $5,705 to the Center for Environmental Health for the reduction of toxic chemical exposures. )
Total Payments:
$ 200,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Michael Freund
Contact Organization: 
Michael Freund & Associates
Email Address:
freund1@aol.com
Address: 
1919 Addison Street, Suite 105
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley , CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Fax Number:
(510) 540-5543

* 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.