VSL#3 Probiotic Medical Food Class Action VSL#3 Probiotic Medical Food Allegations: Misleadingly using “VSL#3” in marketing after defendants lost the right to sell the proprietary formulation in 2016 and began selling an inferior formulation that had not been proven effective
Matthews and Associates Ad Alert Matthews and Associates FTC flags TV ads for prescription drug lawsuits.
Coppertone Water Babies Class Action Coppertone Water Babies Allegations: Marketing sunscreens as “safe and gentle on a baby’s skin” when they contain the carcinogen benzophenone
Happy, Horny, Skinny Pill? Consumer News Happy, Horny, Skinny Pill? GSK will pay out $105 million in off-label use case.
Are Drugs Masquerading in Your Supplements? Consumer News Are Drugs Masquerading in Your Supplements? New report finds that recalled supplements containing hidden drugs are still available for purchase online.
NP Thyroid Class Action NP Thyroid Allegations: Falsely marketing the ingredients in and safety of medications
Earache Medicines Ad Alert Earache Medicines The FDA sent warning letters to four earache medication makers demanding that the companies stop marketing their products, which the FDA has determined to be prescription drugs, as over-the-counter medicine.…
Lawsuits: Glucosamine’s Promised Relief Mostly Marketing Hype Consumer News Lawsuits: Glucosamine’s Promised Relief Mostly Marketing Hype Consumers report adverse reactions.
Forest Laboratories Junk Fax Class Action Forest Laboratories Junk Fax A class-action lawsuit filed against Forest Laboratories, Inc. in November 2012 alleges that the company sent the St. Louis Heart Center 40 junk faxes, all trying to sell Forest’s hypertension…
AstraZeneca Nexium Class Action AstraZeneca Nexium A group of consumers who purchased Nexium, a heartburn medication, in Massachusetts since March 2001 filed a class-action lawsuit against AstraZeneca. They claimed that the pharmaceutical company deceptively marketed the…
Whole Foods Grilled Over Its ‘No Antibiotics, Ever’ Beef Claim Ad Alert Whole Foods Grilled Over Its ‘No Antibiotics, Ever’ Beef Claim Consumers also have a beef with claim that meat is “animal welfare certified.”
Rising caffeine levels spark calls for ban on energy drink sales to children Media Coverage Rising caffeine levels spark calls for ban on energy drink sales to children Kailyn Rhone, Reuters
Mucinex and Alka Seltzer Cold and Flu Medicines Class Action Mucinex and Alka Seltzer Cold and Flu Medicines Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
Mucinex Products Class Action Mucinex Products Allegations: Falsely marketing that products provide relief from congestion, sinus pressure and other symptoms
Mucinex, Tylenol, Sudafed PE, Robitussin, Theraflu, Vicks, and Other Cold and Flu Medicines Class Action Mucinex, Tylenol, Sudafed PE, Robitussin, Theraflu, Vicks, and Other Cold and Flu Medicines Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
Perrigo Acne Products Class Action Perrigo Acne Products Allegations: Misleadingly representing products as safe
Mirena IUD Class Action Mirena IUD Allegations: Failing to disclose that using products significantly increases the risk of breast cancer
Actos Class Action Actos In May 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against two marketers of the diabetes medication Actos for allegedly misleadingly marketing the drug as safe and effective without disclosing the risks…