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Class Action Weight-Loss Products Pharmaceutical Industry

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Conference] Inaugural Summit on GLP-1 Law & Policy - July 24th, 8:15 am - 5:15 pm ET

The $100B+ Weight-Loss Drug Market Is Red Hot—But So Are the Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Risks. As the GLP-1 revolution reshapes the future of metabolic health, life sciences companies face mounting scrutiny from...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Two Class Actions Take a ShOt at Substantiation for Lemme’s GLP-1 Daily Supplement

Two new class action complaints, both captioned Robins v. Lemme Inc., were filed in in California Superior Court and the Southern District of New York on February 19 and March 9, respectively....more

Carlton Fields

All About That Base: Claim Against Fat Loss Supplement Maker Fails For Lack of Ascertainability

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Adam Karhu bought a dietary supplement called VPX Meltdown Fat Incinerator (“Meltdown”) in reliance on advertising by Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“VPX”) that Meltdown would result in fat loss. Concerned that Meltdown did not...more

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Lack of Ascertainability Sinks Another Weight Loss Class Action

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In Karhu v. Vital Pharm., Inc., No. 13-60768-CIV (S.D. Fla. July 17, 2014), the Southern District of Florida denied a plaintiff’s request for reconsideration of the Court’s order denying class certification. In Karhu, the...more

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