60 Day Notice 2018-02102

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2018-02102
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2018-02102.pdf
Date Filed: 
11/20/2018
Noticing Party: 
Center for Environmental Health
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Lexington Law Group
Alleged Violators: 
Quemetco, Inc.
Quemetco West, LLC
RSR Corporation
Chemicals: 
Arsenic (inorganic arsenic compounds)
Arsenic (inorganic oxides)
Lead
Source: 
Battery recycling

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2018-02102
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2018-02102C5656.pdf
Date Filed:
01/30/2019
Case Name: 
Clean Air Coalition, et al. v Quemetco, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
19STCV02668
Plaintiff: 
Center for Environmental Health
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Lexington Law Group
Defendant: 
Quemetco, Inc.
Quemetco West, LLC
RSR Corporation
Type of Claim: 
Failure to Warn
Health and Safety Code Section 25249.6
Relief Sought: 
Warning
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Mark Todzo
Contact Organization: 
Lexington Law Group
Email Address:
prop65@lexlawgroup.com
Address: 
503 Divisadero Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone Number:
(415) 913-7800
Corrected Settlement
AG Number:
2018-02102
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2018-02102S1663.pdf
Settlement Date:
05/10/2023
Case Name: 
CEH v. Quemetco, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
19STCV02668
Plaintiff: 
Center for Environmental Health
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Lexington Law Group
Defendant: 
Quemetco, Inc.
Quemetco West, LLC
RSR Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
Warning and Additional Transparency
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 2,000,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 500,000.00  (Additional Settlement Payment to CEH, for the purpose of reducing exposures to lead and arsenic in the neighborhood located within 0.25 miles of Quemetco's facility.)
Total Payments:
$ 2,500,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Mark Todzo
Contact Organization: 
Lexington Law Group
Email Address:
prop65@lexlawgroup.com
Address: 
503 Divisadero Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone Number:
(415) 913-7800
Comments: 
Second Amended Consent Judgment
Corrected Settlement
AG Number:
2018-02102
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2018-02102S1522.pdf
Settlement Date:
03/31/2023
Case Name: 
CEH v. Quemetco, Inc., et al
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
19STCV02668
Plaintiff: 
Center for Environmental Health
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Lexington Law Group
Defendant: 
Quemetco, Inc.
Quemetco West, LLC
RSR Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
Warning and Additional Transparency
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 2,000,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 500,000.00  (Additional Settlement Payment to CEH, for the purpose of reducing exposures to lead and arsenic in the neighborhood located within 0.25 miles of Quemetco's facility.)
Total Payments:
$ 2,500,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Mark Todzo
Contact Organization: 
Lexington Law Group
Email Address:
prop65@lexlawgroup.com
Address: 
503 Divisadero Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone Number:
(415) 913-7800
Comments: 
[CORRECTED] The attached Consent Judgment is intended to replace the version filed earlier today 3/31/2023
Corrected Settlement
AG Number:
2018-02102
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2018-02102S1520.pdf
Settlement Date:
03/31/2023
Case Name: 
CEH v. Quemetco, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
19STCV02668
Plaintiff: 
Center for Environmental Health
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Lexington Law Group
Defendant: 
Quemetco, Inc.
Quemetco West, LLC
RSR Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
Warning and Additional Transparency
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 2,000,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 5,000,000.00  (Additional Settlement Payment to CEH, for the purpose of reducing exposures to lead and arsenic in the neighborhood located within 0.25 miles of Quemetco's facility.)
Total Payments:
$ 7,000,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Mark Todzo
Contact Organization: 
Lexington Law Group
Email Address:
prop65@lexlawgroup.com
Address: 
503 Divisadero Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone Number:
(415) 913-7800
Settlement
AG Number:
2018-02102
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2018-02102S1244.pdf
Settlement Date:
01/09/2023
Case Name: 
CEH v. Quemetco, Inc., et al
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
19STCV02668
Plaintiff: 
Center for Environmental Health
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Lexington Law Group
Defendant: 
Quemetco, Inc.
Injunctive Relief: 
Warning and Additional Transparency
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 2,000,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 500,000.00  (Additional Settlement Payment to CEH, for the purpose of reducing exposures to lead and arsenic in the neighborhood located within 0.25 miles of Quemetco's facility.)
Total Payments:
$ 2,500,000.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Mark Todzo
Contact Organization: 
Lexington Law Group
Email Address:
prop65@lexlawgroup.com
Address: 
503 Divisadero St
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone Number:
(415) 913-7800
Judgment
AG Number:
2018-02102
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2018-02102J4965.pdf
Judgment Date:
05/26/2023
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 05/10/2023
Case Name: 
CEH v. Quemetco, Inc., et al.
Court Name: 
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
19STCV02668
Plaintiff: 
Center for Environmental Health
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Lexington Law Group
Defendant: 
Quemetco, Inc.
Quemetco West, LLC
RSR Corporation
Injunctive Relief: 
Warning and Additional Transparency
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 0.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 2,000,000.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 500,000.00  (Additional Settlement Payment to CEH, for the purpose of reducing exposures to lead and arsenic in the neighborhood located within 0.25 miles of Quemetco's facility.)
Total Payments:
$ 2,500,000.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Mark Todzo
Contact Organization: 
Lexington Law Group
Email Address:
prop65@lexlawgroup.com
Address: 
503 Divisadero Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone Number:
(415) 913-7800

* 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.