60 Day Notice 2011-00535

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2011-00535
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00535.pdf
Date Filed: 
06/03/2011
Noticing Party: 
Environmental Research Center
Alleged Violators: 
Genesis Pure, LLC
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Dietary supplements

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2011-00535
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00535C2304.pdf
Date Filed:
10/24/2011
Case Name: 
ERC v. Genesis
Court Name: 
Marin County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CIV 1105277
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Genesis Pure, LLC
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: 
1915 Addison Street
City, State, Zip:
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone Number:
(510) 540-1992
Fax Number:
(510) 540-5543
Comments: 
Settlement
AG Number:
2011-00535
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00535S2464.pdf
Settlement Date:
01/07/2013
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Genesis Pure, LLC
Court Name: 
Marin County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CIV1105277
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Genesis Pure, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Any Covered Products that Genesis sells in California, markets or distributes for sale into California, or offers for sale to a third party for retail sale to California must either: (1) qualify as a reformulated Covered Product or meet the warning requirement.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 8,450.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 51,214.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 25,336.00  ($25336 in lieu of further civil penalties for continued enforcement of Proposition 65, including analysis researching and testing consumer products; monitoring of past consent judgments and settlements and a donation of $1270 to the Ecological Rights Foundation.)
Total Payments:
$ 85,000.00
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: 
Includes A.G. Nos. 2012-00007 and 2012-00810.
Judgment
AG Number:
2011-00535
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2011-00535J1760.pdf
Judgment Date:
02/27/2013
Settlement reported to AG: 
Mon, 01/07/2013
Case Name: 
Environmental Research Center v. Genesis Pure, LLC
Court Name: 
Marin County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CIV1105277
Plaintiff: 
Environmental Research Center, Inc.
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Michael Freund
Defendant: 
Genesis Pure, LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
On or after the Effective Date, any Covered Products manufactured after the Effective Date that Genesis sells in California, markets or distributes for sale into California, or offers for sale to a third party for retail sale to California must either (1) qualify as a reformulated Covered Product or (2) meet the warning requirement. The warning shall be securely affixed to or printed upon the container or the label of the Covered Product. Genesis shall arrange for the lead testing of five randomly selected samples of each Covered Product for at least four years at least once every year.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 8,450.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 51,214.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 25,336.00  ($25,336 in lieu of further civil penalties for the continued enforcement of Proposition 65, the continued monitoring of past consent judgments and settlements to ensure companies are in compliance with Proposition 65, and as a donation of 1270 by ERC to the Ecological Rights Foundation, Inc. )
Total Payments:
$ 85,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
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

* 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.