Ensure Nutritional Drinks

Case Name (Date)

Bates et al. v. Abbott Laboratories
23-cv-387, N.D.N.Y.
(March 2023)

LeGrand et al. v. Abbott Laboratories
22-cv-5815, N.D. Cal.
(Oct. 2022)

Product/Service

Ensure nutritional drinks

Allegations

Misleadingly marketing drinks as balanced, nutritious, and healthy and providing certain health benefits – including supporting immune, heart, and digestive health – when they are actually harmful to health due to the high amount of added sugar

Status

Bates case: Dismissal affirmed on appeal

Legrand case: Pending

Class-Action Tracker

Pedialyte

Class Action

Pedialyte

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as safe and healthy when they contain sucralose, which is a sugar alternative that increases the risk of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer

Similac Infant Formula

Class Action

Similac Infant Formula

Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain heavy metals

Similac Go & Grow Toddler Drink

Class Action

Similac Go & Grow Toddler Drink

Allegations: Deceptively marketing products as meeting the nutritional needs of children who are older than twelve months

Ovulation Test Kits

Class Action

Ovulation Test Kits

Allegations: Falsely advertising the accuracy of ovulation test kits

Glucerna

Class Action

Glucerna

Allegations: Falsely marketing that products are “specifically designed for people with diabetes” and “help manage blood sugar” when they contain ingredients that negatively affect blood sugar levels and gut health

PediaSure Grow & Gain