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Supplement maker agrees to pay $750K to settle deceptive health claims lawsuit.
February 2021: The Court granted final approval of the settlement agreement.
October 2020: The Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement. A final fairness hearing is scheduled for February 16, 2021. For more information, go to http://naanclassactionsettlement.com/.
September 2020: Plaintiffs moved for preliminary approval of a proposed settlement agreement that would provide class members with $2.50 for each product purchased. Class members with proof of purchase may receive a refund for every product purchased while class members without proof of purchase may receive a maximum of five refunds.
November 2018: A class-action lawsuit was filed against FGF Brands for allegedly misleadingly marketing Stonefire naan products as having been baked in a tandoor oven (a clay or stone cylinder oven that narrows at the top and is heated from a fire at the bottom) when, according to plaintiffs, the company mass produces the naan products on a conveyor belt in a commercial oven that is heated with gas. (Friend et al v. FGF Brands (USA) Inc. and FGF Brands, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-7644, N.D. Ill.)
Supplement maker agrees to pay $750K to settle deceptive health claims lawsuit.
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