A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied certification of a class action asserting claims of deceptive advertising against a manufacturer of a weight-loss supplement, because individualized inquiries were required to determine if each putative class member was exposed to, and deceived by, the alleged
A class-action lawsuit filed in Virginia by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) charges several major food companies and dairy industry groups, including the IDFA, with mounting "a massive, deceptive advertising campaign" connecting dairy consumption with weight loss. Charges of False Advertising Apr 16, 2020 · As a result, the company was forced to pay out $35 million to consumers in a 2009 class-action lawsuit and another $21 million to the FTC a year later, as reported by ABC News. Extenze Oct 16, 2019 · Legal action is apparently moving forward involving lawsuits filed by thousands of people who say they suffered serious injuries by taking the once-heralded blood-thinning drug Plavix. Jul 24, 2012 · The supplement maker, meanwhile, says that Alley started their weight-loss program in "early 2010" and had already dropped 70 pounds by the time DWTS began. She went on to lose another 20 pounds Feb 12, 2010 · The outspoken personal trainer and star of NBC's The Biggest Loser has been slapped with her second class-action lawsuit this week for endorsing a weight-loss supplement false advertising See full list on webmd.com When false advertising claims are at issue, often the most effective relief available is an expedited action in court to enjoin the false claims. Venable's reputation for success in this expedited setting stems from its knowledge of the law and its ability to quickly gather evidence, obtain consumer surveys, and marshal the experts necessary to
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Mar 10, 2020 · February 2016: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Labrada Bodybuilding Nutrition, Dr. Oz, Harpo Productions, Sony, Naturex, and several other defendants for allegedly misleadingly marketing various weight-loss supplements – including Labrada Garcinia Cambogia DUAL ACTION FAT BUSTER, Labrada Green Coffee Bean Extract FAT LOSS OPTIMIZER, Labrada Raspberry Ketones METABOLIC ENHANCER, and Labrada FAT BUSTER FAT LOSS AID – as providing weight loss benefits when, according to plaintiffs In 2016, the FTC and the Maine AG settled a lawsuit against Portland-based Direct Alternatives and its principles, Anthony Dill and Staci Dill. The defendants in that case raked in millions by selling purported weight loss products Puranol, Pur-Hoodia Plus, PH Plus, Acai Fresh, AF Plus, and Final Trim. But they didn’t do it alone.
Jun 28, 2005 · June 28, 2005 -- A vegetarian activist group filed a pair of lawsuits Tuesday to try to stop what it calls a false and misleading ad campaign connecting dairy consumption with weight loss.
This settlement resolves a class action brought against Obesity Research Institute, LLC, Continuity Products, LLC, Henny den Uijl, and Sandra den Uijl. The complaint alleged that the packaging, labeling, and marketing materials for Lipozene weight loss pills violated California consumer and other laws because it contained false and misleading False Claim(s): Ability to cause weight loss; product marketed as weight loss supplements. (Read more about CCA Industries Class Action Settlement .) Brand Name/Product(s): QVC, Inc., a TV home shopping channel and one of the world’s largest multimedia retailers, has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made false and unsubstantiated claims about three types of dietary supplements in violation of an FTC order, and about an anti-cellulite skin cream in violation of the FTC Act. Oct 01, 2010 · The New Jersey Supreme Court handed a victory to both the plaintiffs and advocates of truth in advertising this week when it ruled that lawsuits against the maker of dietary supplement Relacore
Approximately 33% of the injuries were attributed to body-building supplements and 26% were attributed to weight-loss supplements. Other supplements caused 31% of the liver injuries. The problem with liver damage is that new, healthy livers are rare. There is a high demand for new livers, and the waiting list can take months or years.
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A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Iovate Health Sciences in September 2016. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the company markets a line of weight-loss supplements – including Garcinia Cambogia Plus, Garcinia Cambogia Plus Gummies, Coconut Oil, Green Coffee Bean, Matcha Green Tea Plus, Probiotics Plus Weight Loss, Raspberry Ketones Plus, Konjac Root Plus, … Jan 24, 2020