60 Day Notice 2014-00500

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2014-00500
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00500.pdf
Date Filed: 
06/02/2014
Noticing Party: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk/Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Laura D. Beaton/Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Alleged Violators: 
General Nutrition Corporation
Chemicals: 
Cadmium
Lead
Source: 
GNC SuperFoods 25 Berry Flavor

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2014-00500
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00500C3478.pdf
Date Filed:
11/06/2014
Case Name: 
AS YOU SOW v. GENERAL NUTRITION CORPORATION
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-542561
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk/Laura D. Beaton; Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Defendant: 
General Nutrition Corporation
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Injunctive Relief
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Settlement
AG Number:
2014-00500
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00500S4986.pdf
Settlement Date:
05/31/2016
Case Name: 
As You Sow v. General Nutrition Corporation
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-542561
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk
Laura D. Beaton
Defendant: 
General Nutrition Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
Product warning; reduction in level of lead and cadmium
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 12,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 46,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 12,000.00  (To be used by As You Sow for grants to California non-profit organizations and by the As You Sow Environmental Enforcement Fund. Funds shall be used to reduce or remediate exposures to toxic chemicals and to increase consumer, worker, and community awareness of the health hazards posed by toxic chemicals in California via As You Sow's program work.)
Total Payments:
$ 70,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Laura D. Beaton
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
beaton@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes St.
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
415-552-7272
Fax Number:
415-552-5816
Judgment
AG Number:
2014-00500
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2014-00500J3193.PDF
Judgment Date:
08/09/2016
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 05/31/2016
Case Name: 
AS YOU SOW v. GENERAL NUTRITION CORPORATION
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-542561
Plaintiff: 
As You Sow
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Ellison Folk
Defendant: 
General Nutrition Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
Product warning; reduction in level of lead and cadmium.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 12,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 46,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 12,000.00  (To be used by As You Sow for grants to California non-profit organizations and by the As You Sow Environmental Enforcement Fund. Funds shall be used to reduce or remediate exposures to toxic chemicals and to increase consumer, worker, and community awareness of the health hazards posed by toxic chemicals in California via As You Sow's program work.)
Total Payments:
$ 70,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Ellison Folk
Contact Organization: 
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Email Address:
folk@smwlaw.com
Address: 
396 Hayes Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone Number:
(415) 552-7272
Fax Number:
(415) 552-5816

* 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.