
GNC Total Lean Bars
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “lean”
September 2017: A federal judge stayed the proceedings in this case pursuant to the parties’ request while they finalize the terms of a settlement agreement.
April 2016: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against GNC in April 2016 (and amended in August 2016) for allegedly misleadingly marketing the existence, nature, and amount of discounts of items sold on its website by comparing a “Sales Price” to a “Regular Price” that was artificial and not the prevailing market price within the three months immediately before the advertisement, as required by California law. (Kaskorkis et al v. General Nutrition Centers, Inc. and General Holdings, Inc., Case No. 16-cv-990, S. D. CA.)
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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.