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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Guthy-Renker LLC
Penalty: $20,370,100
Year: 2017
Date: May 16, 2017
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Guthy-Renker agreed to pay plaintiffs $15 million in cash (or a larger amount in products) plus over $5 million in legal fees to settle litigation alleging it improperly imposed unauthorized renewal charges on customers for Proactiv acne products.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Los Angeles County (CA) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: BC499558
Case Name: JENNIFER HABELITO vs. GUTHY-RENKER LLC
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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