The FTC has investigated, sued, and stopped many companies that made false weight loss claims in their ads. One such company, LeanSpa, used fake websites and false news reports to promote their bogus products. Today, the FTC launched a new website, based partly on the LeanSpa case, to help people identify false weight loss claims.
Dishonest advertisers will say just about anything to get you to buy their weight loss products. Here are some of the (false) promises from weight loss ads: Lose weight without dieting or exercising. (You won’t.) You don’t have to watch what you eat to lose weight. (You do.) If you use this product, you’ll lose weight permanently. (Wrong Ad agency to pay $2 million for role in deceptive weight loss and “free” offers. We haven’t tried bullhorns or signal flares yet, but aside from that, it’s tough to imagine a tactic the FTC hasn’t taken to warn businesses about the risks of involving themselves in deceptive weight loss promotions. Add to that list of fair warnings the $2 million judgment announced by the FTC and the Maine AG against Marketing Architects, an ad agency that created and disseminated radio ads for diet Consumers should carefully evaluate advertising claims for weight-loss products. For more information, see the FTC’s guidance for consumers of products and services advertised for Weight Loss & Fitness. The FTC also has new guidance for media outlets on spotting false weight-loss claims in advertising. Two popular types of class action lawsuits brought against dietary supplement companies are those based on false advertising or misbranding. These types of class action lawsuits are based not on the theory that the product is dangerous or has physically hurt someone, but rather, that consumers were defrauded into purchasing the product. 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. Mar 21, 2019 · GNC diet pills came under fire several years ago with a lawsuit against the company filed by the state of Oregon. The Oregon lawsuit argued that the dietary supplements sold by GNC were laced with illegal drugs. According to that lawsuit, the amphetamine-like stimulant BMPEA was used in GNC diet pills sold as supplements. As argued in the lawsuit, those ingredients were not approved for human use in the United States and were not considered natural.
A recent high profile class action lawsuit for false advertising was filed against Red Bull, whose slogan was “Red Bull gives you wings.” The complaint claimed that the consumers had been drinking red bull for several years without sprouting wings.
May 17, 2019 · A false advertising dietary supplement lawsuit alleges the claims made about the product are not substantiated, and thus, consumers purchased the product based on false and misleading advertising. This means that any claims made about a dietary supplement must be based on real-life tests, analysis, research, and studies conducted by qualified Jul 29, 2004 · A potential class action lawsuit is currently being investigated concerning whether Relacore's advertising claims are false, deceptive or misleading. If you feel you qualify for damages or remedies that might be awarded in a possible Relacore class action, please fill in our form on the right to submit your complaint. Patterson Belknap's preeminence in the field of advertising law has been built on more than four decades of groundbreaking wins for blue-chip clients. The Firm has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in many of the most notable competitor and consumer false advertising lawsuits throughout the nation. The FTC has investigated, sued, and stopped many companies that made false weight loss claims in their ads. One such company, LeanSpa, used fake websites and false news reports to promote their bogus products. Today, the FTC launched a new website, based partly on the LeanSpa case, to help people identify false weight loss claims.
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Nov 29, 2012 · On November 27, 2012, Sensa Products LLC, maker of the Sensa Weight Loss System, announced it agreed to settle a false advertising lawsuit filed by the Nutritional Supplemental Task Force in California, without an admission of guilt. Jan 04, 2007 · WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday fined the marketers of four weight loss pills $25 million for making false advertising claims ranging from rapid weight loss to reducing the 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, Xenadrine Core, and Xenadrine Ultimate – as scientifically shown to promote weight loss when it Nov 01, 2016 · Weight Loss Products Maker Hit With False Advertising Class Action. A Los Angeles resident is suing the makers of a popular line of dietary supplements, alleging that the products weight loss claims are “false, misleading, deceptive and unlawful.”. A recent high profile class action lawsuit for false advertising was filed against Red Bull, whose slogan was “Red Bull gives you wings.” The complaint claimed that the consumers had been drinking red bull for several years without sprouting wings. Dec 30, 2014 · A month's supply cost up to $65. Dwyer and HealthyLife Sciences "made false and unsubstantiated claims that Healthe Trim supplements would cause rapid and substantial weight loss" and "relied heavily on consumer testimonials that portrayed losing weight as easy," the FTC wrote in an Oct. 24 release.
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday fined the marketers of four weight loss pills $25 million for making false advertising claims ranging from rapid weight loss to reducing the Sensa Settles Second False Advertising Lawsuit On November 27, 2012, Sensa Products LLC, maker of the Sensa Weight Loss System, announced it agreed to settle a false advertising lawsuit filed by the Nutritional Supplemental Task Force in California, without an admission of guilt. Weight Loss Products Maker Hit With False Advertising Class Action. A Los Angeles resident is suing the makers of a popular line of dietary supplements, alleging that the products weight loss claims are “false, misleading, deceptive and unlawful.”. 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