Young Living
TINA.org investigated Young Living Essential Oils, a Utah-based multilevel marketing company that sells and markets essential oils, and found that it has used unsubstantiated health and disease-treatment claims to market…
Young Living Essential Oils
February 2021: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled..
December 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Young Living Essential Oils for allegedly deceptively labeling and marketing its essential oils as therapeutic for a variety of ailments in order to charge a premium price for its products when, according to plaintiffs, the products do not provide the advertised health benefits. (Branchaud et al. v. Young Living Essential Oils, LC, Case No. 20-cv-2450, D. Minn.)
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Young Living Essential Oil Products
Allegations: Falsely marketing essential oils as “therapeutic” for various ailments in order to charge a premium price when the products do not provide the advertised health benefits
Young Living Pyramid Scheme Claims
Allegations: Operating an unlawful pyramid scheme
Young Living
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