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Rite Aid Joint Supplements with Glucosamine and Chondroitin
December 2013: Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this lawsuit against Rite Aid. The reasons for the dismissal have not yet been disclosed.
November 2013: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Rite Aid, Corp. for allegedly falsely marketing its joint supplements with glucosamine and chondroitin. Specifically, the complaint claims that the company advertises that the supplements will “help rebuild cartilage & lubricate joints” without scientific evidence to support such claims. (Gross et al v. Rite Aid Corporation, Case No. 13-cv-06627, D. NJ.).
To read about class-action lawsuits against other glucosamine and chondroitin supplement makers, click here.
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