GNC Total Lean Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “lean”
Kaskorkis et al. v. General Nutrition Centers, Inc. and General Holdings, Inc.
16-cv-990, S.D. Cal.
(April 2016)
GNC merchandise
Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated reference prices
Voluntarily dismissed after a settlement in another lawsuit was approved
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “lean”
Allegations: Falsely marketing fish oil supplements
Allegations: Products do not provide the advertised benefits
Regulators send united message about deceptively marketed supplements.
State officials demand Walmart, Target, Walgreens and GNC stop selling the supplements.