Nature Made Fish Oil Supplements
Allegations: Falsely advertising that products support heart health without adequate scientific evidence that taking fish oil supplements provides heart health benefits
October 2016: One of the named plaintiffs (Corbett) voluntarily dismissed her claims When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. As a result of this voluntary dismissal and the August 2016 dismissal, all of the claims in this case were dismissed.
Later in October, Bradach (the other named plaintiff) filed a Notice of Appeal regarding several court orders, including the August 2016 dismissal order. (Case No. 16-56598, 9th Cir.)
August 2016: A federal judge dismissed one of the named plaintiff’s (Bradach’s) claims finding that the claims were preempted.
July 2016: A federal judge denied a motion for class certification in the Bradach case.
October 2015: A Consolidated Amended Complaint was filed in the Bradach class-action against Pharmavite in order to add the named plaintiff from the Corbett action. This complaint makes similar allegations against the company (i.e., Pharmavite markets the Vitamin E products as helping maintain a healthy heart when such claims are not true). (Bradach et al v. Pharmavite, Case No. 14-cv-3218, C. D. CA.)
September 2015: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. According to the court order, the named plaintiff will be added as a named plaintiff in another case against Pharmavite making the same allegations, Bradach v. Pharmavite LLC (Case No. 14-cv-3218, C. D. CA.).
August 2015: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Pharmavite for allegedly deceptively representing that Nature Made Vitamin E products help maintain a healthy heart when, in reality, such claims are not true. (Corbett et al v. Pharmavite LLC, Case No. 15-cv-6017, C. D. CA.)
Allegations: Falsely advertising that products support heart health without adequate scientific evidence that taking fish oil supplements provides heart health benefits
Allegations: Falsely advertising products as “Extra Strength” when they do not contain a higher dose of vitamin C than regular strength products
Allegations: False natural claims
March 2018: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. December 2017: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. Later in December,…
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