In addition to the $2 million judgment, the proposed order in the case prohibits Marketing Architects from making any of the seven “gut check” claims – clearly false promises of easy weight loss. The company will need clinical testing to support other weight loss claims.
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.” 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. 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 Nov 22, 2013 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.
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.
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. Jan 24, 2020 · The Proposed Settlement resolves a class action lawsuit about allegations that Defendants made false and misleading statements in their labeling and advertising regarding the effectiveness of Lipozene weight loss pills. Defendants deny the allegations. The Court did not rule in favor of either side.
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.
Jun 18, 2014 · At least Oz agreed to be a witness at the hearing, “Protecting Consumers from False and Deceptive Advertising of Weight-Loss Products,” saying that he is a “cheerleader for this process.” Claudia focuses her practice on the defense of consumer class actions and on complex commercial litigation, including unfair business competition, false advertising, product liability, and privacy matters. She is currently representing numerous consumer goods manufacturers and retailers in false advertising and mislabeling class action lawsuits.
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.
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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
May 02, 2016 Aug 29, 2019 Jun 23, 2018 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. Looking for Dietary Supplement, Energy Drink or Weight Loss Supplement False Advertising/Marketing Class Action Lawsuits The class action lawsuit represents all consumers who purchased the