On May one, 2009, there had been a recall of 14 Hydroxycut diet-aid products stemming from a number of reports that people using the products were developing heavy liver problems and other health concerns. Less than seven days later, on May four, the first Hydroxycut class action lawsuit was filed against the company that manufactures the products, Iovate Medical Sciences. The Hydroxycut Case alleges company negligence in informing the public about potential hazards 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 consumers, it should definitely be held accountable.

A class action legal action 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 a lot less dear, than filing an individual suit. As a rule, filing a class action lawsuit won’t cost you anything unless there’s a settlement. At that time, the attorney who handled the suit will take his fees from the compensation that got given and then assign the remaining funds to the plaintiffs in the case. Since this is the case, you will be ready to file a Hydroxycut class action suit without paying a penny out of your own pocket, which is an example of the reasons that class action lawsuits have become so popular.

The initial class action suit against Iovate was filed in Canada where the company is found and represents all Canadian citizens who sustained health issues due to Hydroxycut products. The FDA recall happened in the U. S. where twenty-three cases of liver disorders and other health issues had been reported. Health Canada failed to receive any reports of liver damage due to the diet products, but they did receive 17 reports concerning folks who sustained breathing, neurological, cardio, and stomach problems as a consequence of Canadians using the products.

The Hydroxycut Liver Damage Suits alleges the company sold the company sold the products without properly informing the health hazards that they could exposing buyers to. The complaint states the company failed to publish the information on the product labels stating that users could run the danger of liver and kidney damage as well as stomach, cardio, respiration, and neurological problems. The suit goes on to allege that this was a blatant omission on the part of the company which purposely misled consumers concerning the security of the products.