Elations Daily Joint Supplement Drink

February 2016: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement.

August 2015: A federal judge preliminarily approved a $1.35 million settlement of this lawsuit. According to the proposed settlement terms, class members are eligible to receive a $6 refund for each six-pack of Elations purchased. Class members with proof of purchase may receive a maximum of $18 and class members without proof of purchase may receive a maximum of $12. The proposed settlement does not require the company to change its marketing (though, as of August 2015, the company is no longer using the phrase “clinically proven” on the product packaging).

December 2014: Though a federal judge trimmed some of the false advertising class-action claims filed against The Elations Company (finding that the plaintiffs did not have standing to bring claims for injunctive relief), some of the claims will still move forward. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2012, alleges that the company markets its Elations glucosamine/chondroitin supplement beverage as being “clinically proven” to provide joint health benefits when, in reality, the beverage cannot work as advertised and is not clinically proven to do anything. The judge presiding over the case found, among other things, that injunctive relief was inappropriate because the company stopped making the “clinically proven” claims before the plaintiffs brought their lawsuit. The plaintiffs’ claims for monetary relief (i.e., refunds) will move forward. For more information, go to http://classaction.kccllc.net/. (McCrary et al v. The Elations Company, LLC and Does 1-100, Case No. 13-cv-00242, C. D. CA.).

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