60 Day Notice 2016-00442

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2016-00442
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-00442.pdf
Date Filed: 
05/12/2016
Noticing Party: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Alleged Violators: 
Woodstock Farms Mfg.
United Natural Foods, Inc.
Blue Marble Brands, LLC
United Natural Trading, LLC
Chemicals: 
Lead
Source: 
Woodstock Farms Organic Goji Berries

60-Day Notice Document

Corrected Complaint
AG Number:
2016-00442
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-00442C5789.pdf
Date Filed:
04/25/2019
Case Name: 
McCartney v United Natural Foods, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-19-575112
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
April M. Strauss
Environmental Law Foundation
Defendant: 
United Natural Foods, Inc.
Blue Marble Brands, LLC
United Natural Trading, LLC, d/b/a Woodstock Farms Manufacturing
Thrive Market, Inc.
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Other such further relief as the Court may find just and proper.
Contact Name: 
April M. Strauss
Contact Organization: 
April M. Strauss, A PC
Email Address:
astrauss@sfaclp.com
Address: 
2500 Hospital Drive, Bldg. 3
City, State, Zip:
Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone Number:
650-281-7081
Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2016-00442
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-00442C5768.pdf
Date Filed:
04/08/2019
Case Name: 
McCartney v Woodstock Farms Manufacturers
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-19-575112
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
April M. Strauss
Environmental Law Foundation
Defendant: 
United Natural Foods, Inc.
Blue Marble Brands, LLC
United Natural Trading, LLC, d/b/a Woodstock Farms Manufacturing
Thrive Market, Inc., d/b/a Thrive Market Technologies
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Any other such relief as the Court finds proper
Contact Name: 
April M Strauss
Contact Organization: 
April M. Strauss, A PC
Email Address:
astrauss@sfaclp.com
Address: 
2500 Hospital Drive, Bldg. 3
City, State, Zip:
Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone Number:
(650) 281-7081
Settlement
AG Number:
2016-00442
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-00442S7970.pdf
Settlement Date:
08/22/2019
Case Name: 
McCartney v United Natural Foods, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-19-575112
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
April M. Strauss, A PC
Environmental Law Foundation
Defendant: 
United Natural Foods, Inc.
Blue Marble Brands, LLC
United Natural Trading, LLC, d/b/a Woodstock Farms Manufacturing
Thrive Market, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendants shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in California, directly selling to a consumer in California or “Distributing into California” the product goji berries which contains greater than 17.64 parts per billion by weight of lead (“Lead Concentration Level”) without a Proposition 65 compliant warning.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 37,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 78,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 116,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
April M. Strauss
Contact Organization: 
April M. Strauss, A PC
Email Address:
astrauss@sfaclp.com
Address: 
2500 Hospital Drive, Bldg. 3
City, State, Zip:
Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone Number:
650-281-7081
Judgment
AG Number:
2016-00442
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-00442J4306.pdf
Judgment Date:
10/24/2019
Settlement reported to AG: 
Thu, 08/22/2019
Case Name: 
McCartney v United Natural Foods, Inc.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-19-575112
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
April M. Strauss
Environmental Law Foundation
Defendant: 
United Natural Foods, Inc.
Blue Marble Brands, LLC
United Natural Trading, LLC, d/b/a Woodstock Farms Manufacturing
Thrive Market, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendants shall be permanently enjoined from manufacturing for sale in California, directly selling to a consumer in California or "distributing into California" the product goji berries which contains greater than 17.64 parts per billion by weight of lead ("Lead Concentration Level") without a Proposition 65 compliant warning.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 37,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 78,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 116,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
April M. Strauss
Contact Organization: 
April M. Strauss, A PC
Email Address:
astrauss@sfaclp.com
Address: 
2500 Hospital Drive, Bldg. 3
City, State, Zip:
Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone Number:
650-281-7081

* 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.