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Consumer Law
Consumer Protection
Violation of Proposition 65

Environmental Research Center Inc. v. Tru Brands Inc., individually and dba Truwomen; Truwomen Inc., individually and dba Truwomen; Heavenly Rx Ltd., individually and dba Truwomen; Heavenly Rx LLC, individually and dba Truwomen; Heavenly Rx Ltd Corp., individually and dba Truwomen; Sol Global Investments Corp., individually and dba Heavenly Rx Ltd., Heavenly Rx LLC, Heavenly Rx Ltd Corp. and Truwomen and Does 1-100

Published: Jul. 31, 2020 | Result Date: May 1, 2020 | Filing Date: Nov. 15, 2019 |

Case number: RG19043513 Settlement –  $70,000

Judge

Stephen M. Pulido

Court

Alameda County Superior Court


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Charles W. Poss
(Environmental Research Center Inc.)


Defendant

John W. Baumann
(Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)


Facts

Plaintiff Environmental Research Center Inc. filed suit against Defendant Tru Brands Inc., Heavenly RX LLC, Sol Global Investments Corp., et al. in relation to their sale of TruWomen's nutritional health products.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended Defendants's Tru Womens nutritional health products contained an excessive amount of lead, without warning consumers of its hazardous effects.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied the contentions and any wrongdoing.

Result

Tru Brands agreed to pay $70,000 and agreed to provide warnings.


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