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Supplement maker agrees to pay $750K to settle deceptive health claims lawsuit.
In May 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against two marketers of the diabetes medication Actos for allegedly misleadingly marketing the drug as safe and effective without disclosing the risks associated with taking the drug, including bladder cancer and congestive heart failure. (Fernandez et al v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. and Eli Lilly & Company, Case No. 18-cv-1142, E.D. Cal.)
Supplement maker agrees to pay $750K to settle deceptive health claims lawsuit.
Settlement comes after TINA.org exposed thousands of deceptive income claims.
TINA.org sheds light on confusing and misleading brightness claims.
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