Sweat v. NBTY, Inc.

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Case Number:

3:16-cv-00940

Court:

Florida Middle

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Marcia Morales Howard

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  1. December 09, 2016

    Vitamin Co. Can't Shake 'Made In USA' Suit, Consumer Says

    The consumer accusing The Nature's Bounty Co. of deceptively marketing products as "Made in the USA" argued on Thursday that the vitamin maker's bid to toss the proposed class action is based on a faulty reading of the Federal Trade Commission's standard for making such a claim.

  2. December 06, 2016

    Vitamin Co. Says 'Made In USA' Cert. Bid Lacks Evidence

    The consumer accusing The Nature's Bounty Co. of deceptively marketing its vitamin products as "Made in the USA" has failed to establish even a single required element of class certification and her request for it last month should be denied, the vitamin maker told a Florida federal judge on Monday.

  3. November 17, 2016

    Vitamin Buyers Try Again On False 'Made In USA' Cert. Bid

    The consumer accusing vitamin maker NBTY Inc. of deceptively marking its products as "Made in the USA" filed a slimmed-down request for class certification Wednesday after her previous motion was rejected by a Florida federal judge because it exceeded the stipulated number of pages.

  4. November 03, 2016

    'Made In USA' Vitamin Buyer's Class Cert. Bid Too Long

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday refused to consider whether a consumer alleging vitamin maker NBTY Inc. lied about if its products were fully made in the USA should be granted class certification because her motion was four pages longer than allowed.

  5. October 21, 2016

    Vitamin Buyers Seek Class Cert. In 'Made In USA' Suit

    Consumers alleging vitamin maker NBTY Inc. misleadingly touted its products as containing wholly domestically sourced ingredients asked a Florida federal judge to certify their proposed class on Thursday, saying the vitamin maker deceived thousands of customers in multiple states with its made-in-America label.

  6. October 03, 2016

    Vitamin Maker Says 'Made In USA' Labeling Suit Is 'Cribbed'

    Vitamin maker NBTY Inc. on Monday urged a Florida federal judge to toss a consumer's proposed class action alleging it misleadingly labeled its foreign-sourced products as "Made in the USA," deriding the complaint as "cookie-cutter" and "cribbed" from similar suits against other companies.

  7. July 22, 2016

    NBTY Vitamins Falsely Labeled 'Made In USA,' Consumer Says

    A proposed class of consumers told a Florida federal judge Friday that vitamin manufacturer NBTY Inc. deceptively labels its products as "Made in the U.S.A." even though they contain ingredients sourced from other countries.