If you have purchased certain joint health dietary supplements containing glucosamine that were manufactured or sold by Rexall Sundown, Inc. or NBTY, Inc. or their affiliates, you may be entitled to recover money under the Rexall NBTY Dietary Supplement & Glucosamine class action settlement.
Rexall Sundown, Inc. and NBTY, Inc. (collectively “Rexall” or “Defendants”), manufacturers and sellers of joint health dietary supplements containing the ingredients glucosamine and chondroitin, have reportedly agreed to a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit against Rexall Sundown and NBTY in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, (captioned as Pearson, et al. v. NBTY, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:11-cv-07972) alleging, among other things, that certain claims made on the labeling of certain Rexall Glucosamine Products are false, deceptive, and misleading, purportedly in violation of state consumer protection statutes, according to the Rexall NBTY Dietary Supplement & Glucosamine class action settlement notice.
Who Is Included In The Rexall NBTY Dietary Supplement & Glucosamine Class Action Settlement?
The Rexall NBTY Dietary Supplement & Glucosamine settlement class reportedly includes, unless otherwise excluded, all consumers who, during particular time periods and in certain U.S. locations, purchased for personal use and not resale or distribution certain joint health dietary supplements (a) sold by Rexall or any of its affiliates under the brand names of Rexall or its affiliates; or, (b) manufactured by Rexall or any of its affiliates but sold under another brand name by a company not affiliated with Rexall.
Covered Glucosamine Products include brands such as American Health, CVS, Duane Reade, Equate, Equaline, Finest Naturals, Flex-a-Min, Good N Natural, Hannaford, Health Accents, Kirkland, Knox, Kroger, Life Fitness, MET-Rx, Member’s Mark, Origin, Natural Wealth, Nature’s Bounty, Osteo Bi-Flex, Rexall, Safeway, Physiologics, ShopRite, Solgar, Spring Valley, Sundown, Sunmark, Target, Up and Up, Vitamin World and Walgreens.
A list of all Glucosamine Covered Products can be downloaded here:
www.glucosaminesettlement.com/documents/exhibit-a-covered-products.pdf
What Settlement Benefits Does The Rexall NBTY Dietary Supplement & Glucosamine Class Action Settlement Provide?
Under the Rexall NBTY Dietary Supplement & Glucosamine class action settlement, Rexall and NBTY Dietary Supplement & Glucosamine class members who submit a claim by December 3, 2013, with Adequate Proof of Purchase of a Covered Product, reportedly will be entitled to receive $5.00 per bottle of Covered Product purchased (up to a maximum of 10 per household), while those who submit a timely claim without Adequate Proof of Purchase may recover $3.00 per bottle of Covered Product (up to a maximum of 4 per household). If the total dollar value of valid claims submitted is less than $2 million, class member’ recovery may be increased pro rata up to a certain amount.
Where Can You Obtain More Information About The Rexall NBTY Dietary Supplement & Glucosamine Class Action Settlement?
For more information about the Rexall NBTY Dietary Supplement & Glucosamine settlement, contact the Rexall NBTY Dietary Supplement & Glucosamine Settlement Administrator, by writing to Glucosamine Settlement c/o Claims Administrator P.O. Box 170 Philadelphia, PA 19105-0170, or visiting the settlement website at www.GlucosamineSettlement.com, or calling 888-972-6583.
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