Various Lines of Herbal Supplements: Finest Nutrition, Spring Valley, and Others

June 2015: Some of the lawsuits were transferred to one court where they will be heard together. (MDL Docket Information: In Re: Herbal Supplements Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 2619, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation; Master Docket Case Information: Case No. 15-cv-5070, N. D. IL.)

Early 2015: Multiple false advertising lawsuits were filed against several marketers of herbal supplements — including Walmart, Walgreens, GNC, and Target — over a period of a few months. Among other things, the lawsuits allege that the companies misleadingly label several brands of supplements – including Finest Nutrition, Spring Valley, Herbal Plus, and Up & Up – as containing certain herbal ingredients when they actually do not contain such ingredients.

For more information about some of the cases, click on the case information below.

• Barber et al v. Target Corp., Case No. 15-cv-00568, N. D. CA.,
• Beal et al v. Walgreen Co. and NBTY, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-60504, S. D. FL.
• Berger et al v. Walmart Stores Inc. and Walgreen Co., Case No. 15-cv-00118, N. D. OK.
• Boss et al v. Target Corp. and Target Brands, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-855, N. D. CA.
• Burns et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Doe Defendants 1-10, Case No. 15-cv-157, E. D. AR.
• Cintron et al v. Walgreen Co., Case No. 15-cv-013014, N. D. IL.,
• Clemmons et al v. Walgreen Co., Case No. 15-cv-5032, W. D. AR.,
• Coats et al v. Walmart Stores Inc., Case No. 15-cv-96, N. D. OK.,
• De La Torre et al v. GNC Holdings, Inc., General Nutrition Corp., General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-00561, N. D. CA.
• De La Torre et al v. Target Corp. and Target Brands, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-00559, N. D. CA.
• De La Torre et al v. Walgreen Co., Case No. 15-cv-00556, N. D. CA.
• De La Torre et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-00557, N. D. CA.
• Dore et al v. GNC Holdings, Inc., General Nutrition Corp., and General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-20618, S. D. FL.,
• Ellis et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Walgreen Co., and NBTY, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-02167, N. D. IL.
• Frazier et al v. General Nutrition Corp., Case No. 15-cv-00158, W. D. KY.,
• Greenfield et al v. Target Corp. and NBTY, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-20955, S. D. FL.,
• Hale et al v. Walgreen Co., GNC Holdings, Inc., Target Corp., and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-1182, N. D. IL.,
• Hernandez et al v. Walgreens Co., Case No. 15-cv-00260, S. D. CA.,
• Hollis et al v. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Walgreen Co., Case No. 15-cv-01265, N. D. IL.
• Howes et al v. General Nutrition Centers, Inc., General Nutrition Corp., and GNC Holdings, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-02168, N. D. IL.
• Jedrychowski et al v. GNC Holdings, Inc., Target Corporation, Walgreen Co. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-2908, N. D. IL.
• Jones et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Does 1-10, Case No. 15-cv-00085, E. D. AR.,
• Kohn et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-00538, S. D. CA.
• Linsalata et al v. Walgreen Co., GNC Holdings, Inc., Target Corp., and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-01189, E. D. NY.,
• Lowe et al v. Wal-Mart Store Inc., Case No. 15-cv-04030, W. D. MO.,
• Lugo et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Doe Defendants 1-10, Case No. 15-cv-21214, S. D. FL.
• Lumbra et al v. General Nutrition Corp., Case No. 15-cv-177, N. D. NY.,
• Mager et al v. GNC Holdings, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and NBTY, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-267, N. D. OH.,
• Marks et al v. Walgreen Co., et al, Case no. 15-cv-01016, S. D. NY.,
• Marshall et al v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Case No. 15-cv-6-246, S. D. FL.,
• McMahon et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-02198, N. D. IL.
• Myers et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al, Case No. 15-cv-00019, S. D. IN.,
• Niedermayer et al v. GNC Holdings, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-01829, D. NJ.
• Oravecz et al v. Walgreen Co., GNC Holdings, Inc., Target Corp., and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-218, E. D. WI.,
• Reyes et al v. General Nutrition Corp. et al, Case No. 15-cv-20513, S. D. FL.,
• Shahrashian et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Walgreen Co., Target Corp., GNC Holdings, Inc., and Does 1-100, Case No. 15-cv-978, C. D. CA.,
• Sharkey et al v. GNC Holdings, Inc. et al, Case No. 15-cv-1020, S. D. NY.,
• Sparks et al v. Target Brands, Inc. and Target Corp., Case No. 15-cv-5033, W. D. AR.,
• Sparks et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-5031, W. D. AR.,
• Shen et al v. GNC Holdings, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-984, E. D. NY.,
• Taketa et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-00542, N. D. CA.
• Williams et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and NBTY, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-60354, S. D. FL., and
• Wright et al v. GNC Holdings, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-00566, E. D. PA.

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