FTC Takes TruHeight’s Growth Claims Down a Few Pegs
Supplement maker agrees to pay $750K to settle deceptive health claims lawsuit.
March 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed.
March 2015: A class-action lawsuit, which was filed in March 2015 and transferred to federal court in May 2015, alleges that Organo Gold markets its products containing Ganoderma Lucidum (a mushroom commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine) as a healthier alternative to other brands without adequately warning consumers of the dangerous side effects. (Johnson et al v. Organo Gold Int’l, Inc., Organo Gold Int’l, Inc., Organo Gold Int’l, LLC, and Organo Gold Management, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-390, D. DE.)
Supplement maker agrees to pay $750K to settle deceptive health claims lawsuit.
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