CVS
TINA.org investigated the marketing used to promote life’sDHA™, a supplement sold by CVS Pharmacy under the name Algal-900 DHA, and found that the marketing deceptively implied the product could improve memory…
Ovulation Test Kits
Case Name (Date)
Dave et al. v. Abbott Laboratories et al.
22-cv-7642, E.D.N.Y.
(Sept. 2022)
La Rosa et al. v. Abbott Laboratories et al.
22-cv-5435, E.D.N.Y.
(Sept. 2022)
Product/Service
Ovulation Test Kits
Allegations
Falsely advertising that kits testing levels of luteinizing hormone (a hormone that generally rises quickly immediately before ovulation) predict ovulation with 99% or greater accuracy when spikes in hormone levels may be unrelated to ovulation
Status
Dave case: Consolidated with the La Rosa case
La Rosa case: Pending
Legal Action
Target
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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
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products are “clinically proven to help kids grow” when scientific evidence shows such claims are not true
Several Similac Baby Formula Powders
Allegations: Products make fewer 4-ounce bottles than advertised
Ensure Nutritional Drinks
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing drinks as healthy
Similac Infant Formulas
Allegations: Products do not contain enough powder to make the advertised number of bottles
Similac Powdered Infant Formulas
Allegations: Products do not contain enough powder to make the advertised number of bottles
Similac Infant Formulas and Toddler Drink Powders
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Non-GMO” when they contain ingredients derived from genetically modified food sources
Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing formulas as safe when they cause serious health problems
Similac Pro-Advance Infant Formula
Allegations: Making misleading claims in the marketing for formulas
Similac Go & Grow Toddler Drink
In November 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Abbott Laboratories for, among other things, allegedly deceptively marketing Similac Go & Grow Toddler Drink as meeting the nutritional needs of…
Similac® Advance® Organic Infant Formulas
March 2018: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision. Click here to read the court’s opinion. (Case No. 17-62, 2nd Cir.) January 2017: Plaintiffs filed a…
Similac Advanced Non-GMO Baby Formula
In May 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Abbott Laboratories for allegedly misrepresenting that Similac Advanced Non-GMO baby formula does not contain any genetically modified organisms (GMOs) when, according…
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