How a TINA.org Reader Tip Led to a Record Penalty for False Made in USA Claims
FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
August 2015: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed.
July 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Revolution Laboratories L.L.C. for allegedly deceiving consumers in its marketing for “Green Coffee Bean Extract,” a weight-loss dietary supplement. Plaintiffs claimed that the company misleadingly advertised the weight-loss supplement in a number of ways, including:
(Goeke et al v. Revolution Laboratories L.L.C., Joshua Nussbaum, Rev Labs Management Inc., Terry Moncada, L.R. Nevada Investments LLC, LR Nevada Investmnets-JC Management LLC, LR Nevada Investments-MP Management LLC, and Barry Nussbaum, Case No. 14-cv-00806, S. D. IL.).
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FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
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