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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. Filed by Vera Woodard of California, the lawsuit states she was tricked into buying a number of nutritional products sold by former bodybuilding champion Lee Labrada' company, because they contained "magic ingredients"purported to be "revolutionary fat 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 The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice. The reasons the parties agreed to dismiss the lawsuit could not be determined. (Hoffman et al v. Labrada Nutritional Systems, Inc., Case No. 13-cv-07569, D. NJ.). For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding garcinia cambogia and TINA.org’s coverage of the topic, click here. 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. The companies and defendants named in the legal charges are barred from making any other weight-loss claims about dietary supplements, food or drugs unless they have reliable scientific evidence 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 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.
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.
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. Jul 26, 2012 May 02, 2016
6 Jan 2016 We found examples of weight loss supplements spiked with More than 100 products contained DMAA, a drug that's been banned in the 1,4 AD Bold 200, iForce Nutrition, anabolic steroid or anabolic Charge Extreme Energy Booster, Labrada Bodybuilding Nutrition, picamilon, anti-anxiety anti-anxiety
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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
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. Jan 08, 2014