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Company: Iovate Health Sciences Group Inc.
Penalty: $14,000,000
Year: 2014
Date: November 18, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Iovate agreed to pay $14 million to settle litigation alleging it falsely advertised the dietary supplementat Hydroxycut as safe and effective for weight loss.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:09-cv-01088
Case Name: Dremak v. Iovate Health Sciences Group, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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