60 Day Notice 2016-01366

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2016-01366
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-01366.pdf
Date Filed: 
11/16/2016
Noticing Party: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Alleged Violators: 
The WhiteWave Foods Company
Chemicals: 
Cadmium
Lead
Source: 
Vega Maca Chocolate Bar

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2016-01366
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-01366C4556.pdf
Date Filed:
01/26/2017
Case Name: 
McCartney v. The WhiteWave Foods Company
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-17-556701
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
The WhiteWave Foods Company
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
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
Settlement
AG Number:
2016-01366
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-01366S7959.pdf
Settlement Date:
08/19/2019
Case Name: 
McCartney v The Whitewave Foods Company
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-17-556701
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
April Strauss
Environmental Law Foundation
Defendant: 
Danone US, Inc. (formerly known as The WhiteWave Foods Company)
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendant shall be permanently enjoined from offering for sale to a consumer in California, directly or through distribution, Vega Maca Chocolate Bar, if the product contains cadmium or lead at concentration levels above the corresponding levels set in the Consent Judgment entered February 15, 2018 in As You Sow v. Trader Joe’s Company, et al., Case No. CGC-15-548791 unless the label contains a Proposition 65 compliant warning.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 11,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 24,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 35,000.00
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:
2016-01366
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2016-01366J4305.pdf
Judgment Date:
10/16/2019
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 10/16/2019
Case Name: 
McCartney v The Whitewave Foods Company
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-17-556701
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
April M. Strauss
Environmental Law Foundation
Defendant: 
Danone US, Inc. (formerly known as The WhiteWave Foods Company)
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendant shall be permanently enjoined from offering for sale to a consumer in California, directly or through distribution, Vega Maca Chocolate Bar, if the product contains cadmium or lead at concentration levels above the corresponding levels set in the Consent Judgment entered February 15, 2018 in As You Sow v. Trader Joe's Company, et al., Case No. CGC-15-548791 unless the label contains a Proposition 65 compliant warning.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 11,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 24,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 35,000.00
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, 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.