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Kathleen Sonner v. Schwabe North America, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

5:15-cv-01358

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Virginia A. Phillips

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  1. August 27, 2020

    Nature's Way Ginkgo Pill Buyers Reach $3.4M False Ad Deal

    Nature's Way Products has agreed to pay nearly $3.4 million to end a class action alleging its ginkgo biloba pills don't improve cognitive health as advertised, the parties said in a joint motion for preliminary approval of the deal in California federal court Wednesday.

  2. June 12, 2020

    Nature's Way Can't Dodge Revived Ginkgo Class Action

    A California federal judge won't let Nature's Way Products get another quick win in a class suit alleging its ginkgo biloba pills don't improve cognitive health as advertised, saying even if the amount at stake in the suit has decreased, it met the threshold for federal jurisdiction when it was filed.

  3. February 03, 2017

    Nature's Way Gets Quick Win In Ginkgo Pill Suit

    Nature's Way has escaped a lawsuit alleging that the supplement maker falsely advertised that its ginkgo biloba pills improve cognitive health, after a California federal judge on Thursday concluded that the lead plaintiff can't prove otherwise.

  4. September 15, 2016

    Nature's Way Bashes Ginkgo Pill Suit As Buyers Seek Cert.

    Nature’s Way urged a California federal judge Wednesday to toss litigation alleging the supplement maker misrepresented that its ginkgo biloba pills improve cognitive health, saying several virtually identical suits have suffered a similar fate, while the proposed class asked for certification.

  5. November 19, 2015

    Judge Greenlights False Ad Suit Over Gingko Biloba

    A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss almost all claims in a putative class action alleging supplement maker Nature's Way misrepresented that its ginkgo biloba pills improve memory, finding that the buyer could have reasonably bought the pills only because of the claims on the packaging.

  6. September 24, 2015

    Nature's Way Slammed Over Move To Toss Ginkgo Pill Suit

    The customer pressing a proposed class action alleging supplement maker Nature's Way misrepresented that its ginkgo biloba pills improve memory shot back Wednesday at a motion to dismiss, telling a California federal judge that the challenges to her claim are nothing but a "hodge-podge of misguided attacks."

  7. August 31, 2015

    Nature's Way Says Ginkgo Pill Plaintiff Forgot Key Detail

    Nature's Way LLC asked a California federal court to toss a putative class action over its ginkgo biloba memory boosting supplements on Friday, saying the plaintiff's inability to recall which product she bought kills her claims.

  8. July 08, 2015

    Nature's Way Ginkgo Pills Don't Boost Memory, Suit Claims

    Nutritional supplement maker Nature's Way LLC and its parent company Schwabe North America Inc. rip off consumers by claiming the company's ginkgo leaf supplements can improve users' cognitive functions, a California shopper claimed in a proposed class action filed on Tuesday.