DOJ Orders doTerra Distributors to Pay $15,000 Each after TINA.org Complaint
Complaints against additional distributors who hosted COVID webinars may be forthcoming.
International Union of Police Association, AFL-CIO
January 2014: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed.
November 2013: A class-action lawsuit was filed against International Union of Police Association, AFL-CIO (IUPA) alleging that the association misled donors. Specifically, the complaint alleges that IUPA represents that it uses donations to protect the interests of public safety officers when, in reality, only a tiny percentage (0.5%) of the approximately $57 million raised by IUPA actually reaches those interests. In addition, the complaint alleges that IUPA uses most of the donations to pay for-profit companies to solicit more donations. (Patterson et al v. International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO and Does 1-10, Case No. 13-cv-02698, S. D. CA.).
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