The FTC charged the restaurant chain in 2004 with false claims about its relative nutritional value, and for claiming its chicken was compatible with a low-carb/high-protein weight loss program
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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
Dec 1, 2017 Using a panel data set of consumer purchases and firm advertising, the authors in our data, the FTC investigated four products for making false health claims. with the $4 million fund it settled to in a 2013 class-action lawsuit. A large portion of FTC cases (>30%) pertain to weight-loss products. Feb 11, 2010 “The Biggest Loser” Trainer Jillian Michaels Sued For False Advertising Christensen filed the lawsuit after purchasing the “Jillian Michaels Maximum The diet pill packaging includes a photo of Jillian Michaels, along with Mar 6, 2002 Trial: Former Dodger is being sued by FTC for endorsing weight-loss that markets the products, settled a deceptive advertising lawsuit with Dec 5, 2005 the diet pills he endorsed, according to court filings in a lawsuit alleging Trade Commission investigation into false-advertising concerns.
Jan 07, 2014 · • The marketers of Sensa, a weight-loss powder sprinkled on food, will pay $26.5 million to settle agency charges that the company made unfounded weight-loss claims and used misleading endorsements.
Nov 22, 2013 · OxyElite Pro Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over False Advertising November 22, 2013 the manufacturer of the weight loss and body building supplement now faces a class action lawsuit filed last Jan 07, 2014 · • The marketers of Sensa, a weight-loss powder sprinkled on food, will pay $26.5 million to settle agency charges that the company made unfounded weight-loss claims and used misleading endorsements. Jun 28, 2005 · June 28, 2005 -- A vegetarian activist group filed a pair of lawsuits Tuesday to try to stop what it calls a false and misleading ad campaign connecting dairy consumption with weight loss.
Jun 28, 2005 · June 28, 2005 -- A vegetarian activist group filed a pair of lawsuits Tuesday to try to stop what it calls a false and misleading ad campaign connecting dairy consumption with weight loss.
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May 23, 2018 Judge Engelmayer wrote in his decision, "[E]ven if the word 'diet' may sometimes identify weight-loss products (as in 'diet pills' or other products
The dietary supplement industry has long made millions off of the weight-loss consumer – and the worse the problem gets, the more products there are waiting to offer their magic. According to AC Neilson, in 2005 alone, U.S. consumers spent more than 322 million dollars on the category of weight-loss dietary supplements, shakes and bars, none of which are proven effective. In an effort to stay fit, lose weight, dodge diseases and limit medical costs, Americans spend billions of dollars on health-and-wellness products each year. Sadly, many of the claims companies make to boost sales turn out to be completely false or not substantiated by research.