Hydroxycut Lawsuit Update - Class Actions, Personal Injuries, Walmart & Product Codes
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009The Hydroxycut litigation is starting to heat up with the filing of class actions, personal injury actions, claims against the distributors of Hydroxycut and the issuance of product codes by the manufacturer.
Hydroxycut Class Actions
One of the first filed Hydroxycut class actions over the Hydroxycut recall was in Canada (even though Hydroxycut reportedly was not even sold in Canada). More recently, a Hydroxycut class action lawsuitwas filed in federal court in the Middle District of Tennessee on behalf of six people who purchased Hydroxycut prior to the recall on May 1, 2009. The lawsuit was filed on May 20, 2009 and and claims that the six plaintiffs, all of whom are residents of Tennessee, spent between $20 and $5,000 on Hydroxycut supplements before they were removed from the market.
The Tennessee consumer class action seeks economic and personal injury damages (e.g., return of the money consumers spent on Hydroxycut). The complaint alleges that the manufacturer and distributor, Iovate, knew or reasonably should have known, of the potential Hydroxycut side effects and should be prevented from profiting on the sale of the defective and dangerous supplements. While the class action names various personal injury causes of actions, those claims are rarely, if ever these days, certified as a class action.
Hydroxycut Personal Injury Actions
Individual Hydroxycut lawsuitsallegeging personal injuries are now being filed by Hydroxycut lawyers. A lawsuit was filed on behalf of a 28-year old Wisconsin man who suffered acute hepatitis with necrosis of the liver, allegedly from Hydroxycut. The lawsuit alleges failure to warn and other state law claims. The range of injuries in these types of lawsuits over Hydroxycut include claims of liver damage, cardiovascular injuries such as heart attacks and strokes, and rhabdomyolysis, an acute muscle tissue breakdown that can trigger liver and kidney damage.
Hydroxycut Product Code Labels
The company has now disclosed the specific product labels for the recalled products. Unused products can be returned to most wholesalers, including GNC. The list of recalled Hydroxycut products by Universal Product Codes include:
631656800265 Hydroxycut Hardcore 8 fl. oz. Grape Explosion
631656800210 Hydroxycut Hardcore 8 fl. oz. Triple Wildberry
631656001501 Hydroxycut 280ct-3 Pak Kit *Discontinued*
631656001563 Hydroxycut 280ct-6 Pak Kit *Discontinued*
631656000658 Hydroxycut 100ct-6 month supply (7 bottles+ 4 free) Kit
631656600896 Hydroxycut 2×60ct Club Pack US Kit
631656000672 Hydroxycut 100ct-1 month supply (1 bottle+1 free) Kit *Discontinued*
631656874693 Hydroxycut 58 cap 12-pack Target US Kit *Discontinued*
631656000665 Hydroxycut 100ct-3 month supply (4 bottles+2 free) Kit *Discontinued*
631656002362 Hydroxycut Sachet Twin Pack US Kit
631656860498 Hydroxycut Instant Weight Loss Shot 12 x 2oz - Wild berry US Kit
631656660623 Hydroxycut Hardcore Shredded Stack Kit120ct
631656500585 Hydroxycut 60 Rapid Release Caplets