August 2015: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. because the parties reached a settlement, the terms of which have not been disclosed.
January 2015: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Vitamin Shoppe for allegedly misleadingly representing that its Reservie Trans-Reservatrol products contain grape-based or organic trans-resveratrol (i.e., “French Grape seed extract” and “organic muscadine grape and seed”) when, in reality, the products contain mostly non-organic Polygonum cuspidatum (i.e., Japanese Knotweed), a cheaper source of trans-resveratrol. (Scheuerman et al v. Vitamin Shoppe Industries, Inc., d/b/a Vitamin Shoppe, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-0025, S. D. CA.).
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Allegations: Falsely marketing that dietary supplements help “weight management” and “appetite control” when scientific evidence shows that the active ingredients are incapable of providing weight-loss benefits
A class-action lawsuit was filed against Vitamin Shoppe for allegedly misleadingly marketing its Garcinia Cambogia Extract. According to the complaint, Vitamin Shoppe markets the product as a dietary supplement that…
In May 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Vitamin Shoppe for allegedly falsely advertising that its Garcinia Cambogia Extract dietary supplement effectively aids in “weight management” and “appetite control”…
In February 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Vitamin Shoppe alleging that its St. John’s Wort Extract dietary supplement did not contain the amounts of standardized extract hypericin (the…
January/February 2017: A state judge granted final approval of the settlement. June 2016: A state judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a lawsuit alleging that Vitamin Shoppe makes false and…
September 2017: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint making similar allegations (i.e., that labels misleadingly state the total number of units in the container without adequately disclosing that one serving is…
February 2014: A federal judge dismissed this action When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because the plaintiff did not file an amended complaint within 30…
September 2013: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiff’s claims and When a complaint is dismissed without…
August 2014: The named plaintiff voluntarily dismissed this action When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The reasons have not been…
May 2013: The named plaintiff voluntarily dismissed this action When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The reasons have not been…
Regulators send united message about deceptively marketed supplements.