60 Day Notice 2017-02049

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2017-02049
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-02049.pdf
Date Filed: 
08/30/2017
Noticing Party: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Alleged Violators: 
The Hershey Company
Amazon.com, Inc.
Chemicals: 
Cadmium
Source: 
Dagoba Organic Drinking Chocolate Unsweetened Cacao Powder With Bits of Unsweetened Chocolate

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2017-02049
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-02049C5617.pdf
Date Filed:
03/03/2015
Case Name: 
McCartney v. Artisan Confections Company, et al.
Court Name: 
San Francisco Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
CGC-15-544497
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Melvin B. Pearlston
Robert B. Hancock
Defendant: 
Artisan Confections Company
Dagoba Organic Chocolates, LLC
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Robert B. Hancock
Contact Organization: 
Pacific Justice Center
Email Address:
robh@rbhancocklaw.com
Address: 
50 California Street, Suite 1500
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone Number:
(415) 310-1940
Settlement
AG Number:
2017-02049
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2017-02049S6719.pdf
Settlement Date:
06/25/2018
Case Name: 
McCartney v. The Hershey Company
Court Name: 
N/A
Court Docket Number: 
N/a
Plaintiff: 
Erika McCartney
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Robert B. Hancock
Melvin B. Pearlston
Defendant: 
The Hershey Company
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendant shall not offer for sale to a consumer in California, directly sell to a consumer in California, or Distribute Into California (as defined) any Covered Product unless it contains a cadmium concentration equal to less than that scheduled to become a threshold for triggering Proposition 65 warnings as of February 14, 2019 under the consent judgment entered under As You Sow v. Trader Joe's Company.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 2,500.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 17,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 20,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
No
Contact Name: 
Robert B Hancock
Contact Organization: 
Pacific Justice Center
Email Address:
robh@rbhancocklaw.com
Address: 
50 California Street, Suite 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.