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Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.
Bedson et al. v. BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc.
23-cv-620, E.D.N.Y.
(Jan. 2023)
BioSteel Blue Raspberry Sports Drink
Falsely marketing the sports drink as clean, eco-friendly, and good for consumers and the environment when it contains per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), which are synthetic chemicals that are harmful to people and the environment
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.
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