On May 1, 2009, there had been a recall of fourteen Hydroxycut diet-aid products coming from a number of reports that folks using the products were developing serious liver problems and other health issues. Less than a week later, on May four, the 1st Hydroxycut class action suit was filed against the company that manufactures the products, Iovate Medical Sciences. The Hydroxycut Lawsuit alleges company failure in informing the public about potential dangers of the products. Naturally, it’s too soon to know how the suit is going to turn out, but if the company had information which it did not reveal to buyers, it should definitely be held accountable.

A class action lawsuit is filed by a group of folks, all of whom have similar claims against a certain company. Filing a class action is just as effective, and far less pricey, than filing an individual suit. As a rule, filing a class action legal action will not cost anything unless there is a settlement. At that point, the lawyer who handled the suit will take his charges from the compensation that was given and then share the remaining funds to the litigants in the case. Since this is the case, you’ll be ready to file a Hydroxycut class action suit without paying a penny out of your own pocket, which is an example of the explanations that class action suits became so popular.

The first class action lawsuit against Iovate was filed in Canada where the company is found and represents all Canadian citizens who sustained health problems due to Hydroxycut products. The FDA recall happened in the U. S. where 23 cases of liver disorders and other health issues had been reported. Health Canada did not receive any reports of liver damage caused by the diet products, but they did receive seventeen reports concerning people who sustained respiratory, neurological, heart, and stomach problems as a result of Canadians using the products.

The Hydroxycut Settlement Suit alleges that the products without correctly informing the products without properly informing the health hazards that they could exposing consumers to. The complaint states the company did not publish the information on the product labels saying that users could run the danger of liver and kidney damage as well as stomach, cardio, respiration, and neurological issues. The suit goes on to allege that this was a blatant omission on the part of the company which purposely misled consumers concerning the protection of the products.