60 Day Notice 2015-00714

AG Number: 
2015-00714
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
07/27/2015
Noticing Party: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Alleged Violators: 
Weber-Stephen Products LLC
WSP Holdings Co.
Chemicals: 
Wood dust
Source: 
Weber Firespice Beech Wood Chips

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2015-00714
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
12/31/2015
Case Name: 
McCartney v. Weber-Stephen Products, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-543457
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
Weber-Stephen Products, LLC
WSP Holdings Co.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Robert B. Hancock
Contact Organization: 
PACIFIC JUSTICE CENTER
Email Address:
Address: 
50 California St. Ste. 1500
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone Number:
415-310-1940
Settlement
AG Number:
2015-00714
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
12/01/2015
Case Name: 
McCartney v. Weber-Stephen Products, LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-543457
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
Weber-Stephen Products, LLC
WSP Holdings Co.
Injunctive Relief: 
Beginning on the Effective Date, WEBER shall be permanently enjoined from offering for sale to a consumer in California, directly selling to a consumer in California, or Distributing into California any of the Covered Products unless the label of the Covered Products contains a Proposition 65 compliant warning.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 10,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 40,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 50,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Robert B. Hancock
Contact Organization: 
PACIFIC JUSTICE CENTER
Email Address:
rbh@lawyer.com
Address: 
50 California St. Ste. 1500
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone Number:
415-310-1940
Judgment
AG Number:
2015-00714
Judgment PDF: 
Judgment Date:
04/27/2016
Settlement reported to AG: 
Tue, 12/01/2015
Case Name: 
McCartney v. Weber-Stephen Products LLC
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-14-543457
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
ROBERT B. HANCOCK
Defendant: 
WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC
WSP HOLDINGS CO.
Injunctive Relief: 
Beginning on the Effective Date, WEBER shall be permanently enjoined from offering for sale to a consumer in California, directly selling to a consumer in California, or Distributing into California any of the Covered Products unless the label of the Covered Products contains a Proposition 65 compliant warning.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 10,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 40,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 50,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
ROBERT B. HANCOCK
Contact Organization: 
PACIFIC JUSTICE CENTER
Email Address:
rbh@lawyer.com
Address: 
50 CALIFORNIA ST. STE. 1500
City, State, Zip:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
Phone Number:
415-310-1940


* 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.