Red Bull paid out $13 million to settle a false advertising class action suit. ASR Photos on Flickr In advertising, there's a big difference between pushing the truth and making false claims.
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 You may also contact the Settlement Administrator by emailing [email protected], or by writing to: Weight Loss Class Action Settlement, c/o Classaura Class Action Administration, 1718 Peachtree St 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
Dr. Oz and Labrada Supplements Face Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit February 3 2016 Santa Clara, CA: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against television celebrity Dr. Oz and Labrada Bodybuilding Nutrition Inc., alleging claims that weight loss products made by the defendants are false and misleading.
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.” 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.
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
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22 Jan 2015 Top 6 weight-loss trends that ended in false advertising or consumer harm rulings. weight-loss products and flab reducers that infiltrate the market after the In 2012, a class-action lawsuit was filed by several consumers
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 On June 19, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its decision in In re GNC Corporation; Triflex Products Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation (No. II), — F.3d –, No. 14-1724, 2015 WL 3798174 (4th Cir. June 19, 2015), handing a significant victory not just to the defendants in that multidistrict false advertising class action litigation, but to dietary Jul 24, 2012 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.
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
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.