An additional type of false advertising is manipulating the measurement units for a product. For example, we brought a class action lawsuit against Intel alleging that the company fostered a false impression than Pentium IV’s were faster than Pentium III’s, including by labeling Pentium IV’s as having more “GHz” than Pentium III’s, even though many Pentium III processors – in
The hearing was held to examine the need to protect consumers from false and deceptive advertising of weight-loss products. Lee Labrada, Labrada Bodybuilding Nutrition, Inc., and Labrada Nutritional Systems, Inc., makers of the capsules, moved for dismissal of the action, as did Naturex, Inc., which supplies Labrada with the key ingredient Television celebrity Dr. Oz and a company that makes “fat-busting” nutritional supplements promoted on his show were hit with a proposed class action Tuesday in California federal court by Jan 22, 2015 · In 2012, a class-action lawsuit was filed by several consumers claiming injury from supplements containing the controversial ingredient 1,3-dimethylamylamine, or DMAA. Allegedly, DMAA, which has since been banned by the FDA , can cause liver failure or death if taken in large doses and is actually a derivative of amphetamine. Dr Mehmet Oz is under fire once again for promoting a weight loss supplement on his television show that 'all credible scientific evidence' proves doesn't work, a new class action lawsuit claims. 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.
On Wednesday, a New York federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing of neglecting to perform its due diligence in preventing the sale of weight loss supplements comprising a dangerous and prohibited ingredient called sibutramine” by third party vendors. Meridia® is a prescription diet medication used to treat.
Veda Woodard, Teresa Rizzo-Marino and Diane Morrison, who purchased the products, alleged in a June 2016 amended complaint that they bought the supplements sold by former bodybuilding champion Lee On Wednesday, a New York federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing of neglecting to perform its due diligence in preventing the sale of weight loss supplements comprising a dangerous and prohibited ingredient called sibutramine” by third party vendors. Meridia® is a prescription diet medication used to treat. In addition to lawsuits by the FTC, companies have had to defend themselves against class action lawsuits by consumers for products that fail to live up to their claims. A recent high profile class action lawsuit for false advertising was filed against Red Bull, whose slogan was “Red Bull gives you wings.”
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
Aug 03, 2017 · The Labrada Weight Loss Supplement False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit is Veda Woodard, et al. v. Lee Labrada, et al., Case No. 5:16-cv-00189, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. 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. Feb 19, 2016 · February 19, 2016. Celebrity health expert, Dr. Mehmet Oz is currently facing a class action lawsuit over the weight loss supplement containing Garcinia Cambogia that he promoted on his television show where he endorsed the weight loss supplement calling it a “magic weight loss cure.”. Garcinia Cambogia, which is a supplement that claims to aid weight loss by burning fat quicker and curbing appetite is the supplement in question. Nov 23, 2016 · Court Issues $29 Million Judgment Against Pure Green Coffee Weight-Loss Pills in FTC Deceptive Advertising Suit By: Ashley Nakamura On November 2, 2016, a Florida Federal District Court issued a $29 million judgment against the marketer of Pure Green Coffee extract weight-loss pills in a deceptive advertising suit brought by the Federal Trade
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A trio of plaintiffs filed the case in February 2016, alleging that Dr. Oz and related corporate entities promoted products such as Labrada Garcinia Cambogia Dual Action Fat Buster and Labrada A class-action settlement involving green coffee bean and garcinia cambogia weight-loss products hawked by Dr. Oz claims the final spot on our annual worst settlements list. The $5.25 million settlement was so bad that a federal judge rejected it in September for reasons that included a “laborious objection procedure.” Labrada manufactures
The hearing was held to examine the need to protect consumers from false and deceptive advertising of weight-loss products. Lee Labrada, Labrada Bodybuilding Nutrition, Inc., and Labrada Nutritional Systems, Inc., makers of the capsules, moved for dismissal of the action, as did Naturex, Inc., which supplies Labrada with the key ingredient
Can Weight Loss Pills Cause Cancer? A Class Action Investigation Tries To Answer About the Belviq Cancer Class Action Investigation Belviq and Belviq XR, the weight-loss drugs manufactured by Eisai Inc., were recalled by the FDA f Detail Nature’s Recipe Pet Food Class Action Filed; Alleges False Advertising The Labrada Weight Loss Supplement False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit is Veda Woodard, et al. v. Lee Labrada, et al., Case No. 5:16-cv-00189, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.