Ginkgold® Products
Allegations: Falsely advertising supplements as providing brain health benefits
Alive! Women’s Energy and Other Vitamin Supplements
June 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed after the parties reported that the case was settled. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
October 2017: A federal judge dismissed some of the claims but allowed others to move forward.
April 2017: Plaintiff filed an amended complaint making similar allegations.
May 2016: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Nature’s Way Products and Schwabe North America for allegedly marketing Alive! Women’s Energy Supplement and other vitamin supplements as “Made in the USA” when, according to plaintiffs, they actually contain ingredients from foreign countries. (McDonnell et al v. Nature’s Way Products, LLC and Schwabe North America, Inc., Case No. 16-cv-5011, N. D. IL.)
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Nature’s Way Alive! Once Daily Men’s Ultra Potency Multivitamin
In May 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Nature’s Way Products for allegedly not including gelatin on the label of Nature’s Way Alive! Once Daily Men’s Ultra Potency Multivitamin…
Nature’s Way Coconut Oils
January 2020: A federal judge granted final approval of a settlement agreement that provides class members with a cash award for each product purchased ($3 for a 16-ounce jar of…
B&T Cough and Bronchial Products
November 2015: After plaintiffs filed an amended complaint making similar allegations, this action was voluntarily dismissed. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. September 2013: A class-action lawsuit…
Wellesse Joint Movement Glucosamine Supplements
May 2015: After the final fairness hearing in March, a federal judge granted final approval of this settlement. February 2015: TINA.org filed an (Latin for “friend of the courts.”) A…
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