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.”
November 2016: This action was voluntarily dismissed pursuant to a settlement agreement reached between the parties, the terms of which have not been disclosed.
September 2016: The parties in a class-action lawsuit filed against Patent Health, L.L.C. in 2013 for allegedly deceptively marketing Trigosamine glucosamine supplements, reached a settlement agreement. The plaintiffs had alleged that the company deceptively claimed the supplements provide a variety of health benefits – including relieving joint pain, lubricating joints, and building cartilage – without adequate scientific evidence to support such claims. The terms of the settlement agreement have not been disclosed. (Vasic et al v. Patent Health, L.L.C. et al, Case No. 13-cv-849, S. D. CA.)
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