
NCPW 2025: Fighting against Deceptive Marketing
If you’ve been misled by an ad, regulators want to hear from you. We do too.
September 2015: The parties agreed to dismiss this action When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed.
January 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Hammer Nutrition, Inc. for allegedly falsely marketing its products – including Appestat capsules and Perpetuem powder – as “all natural” when they actually contain synthetic ingredients. In addition, plaintiffs claim the company misleads consumers by failing to identify ingredients in product labels and making claims that Garcinia Cabogia (or hydroxycitric acid) is safe and effective as a weight loss nutrient when, in reality, it is not. (Harabedian et al v. Hammer Nutrition, LTD., Case No. 14-cv-00459, E. D. NY.).
If you’ve been misled by an ad, regulators want to hear from you. We do too.
It’s easier to rack up hidden fees than it is to cancel.
The only thing more “ridiculous” than the touted benefits is the cancellation process.
Under a proposed bill, theaters could be fined for making moviegoers guess.
Money-back guarantee comes up woefully short of advertised percentage.