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
Pending
Legal Action
Target
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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
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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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