Saliva Collection Kit/Personal Genome Service

June 2014: A federal judge granted the company’s motion to compel all of the plaintiffs in related cases to arbitrate their claims and dismissed plaintiffs’ claims When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. For more information about the status, click here.

March 2014: Another class-action lawsuit was filed against 23andMe alleging that the company deceptively markets its Saliva Collection Kit/Personal Genome Service. Among other things, the complaint alleges that the company misleadingly represents that the product will provide consumers with reliable health reports for over 240 conditions and specific health recommendations when, according to plaintiffs, the test results are not reliable or accurate. (Spreter et al v. 23andMe, Inc., Case No. 14-cv-0487, S. D. CA.).

Later in March, the case was transferred to another California court. (Case No. 14-cv-1455, N. D. CA.)

For more information about other class-action lawsuits filed against 23andMe and TINA.org’s coverage of the company, click here.