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Company: Schiff Nutrition International Inc.
Penalty: $6,510,000
Year: 2015
Date: November 3, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Schiff agreed to pay more than $6 million to settle litigation alleging it falsely advertised a dietary supplement as a treatment for arthritis.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Southern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:11-cv-01056
Case Name: Lerma v. Schiff Nutrition International, Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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