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Award (how much your claim may be worth): You can receive up to $30 CASH from the Walgreens Wal-Born settlement.
Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Case(s): Federal Trade Commission v. Walgreen Co., Case No. 10-cv-1813, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Address to submit a claim form (REQUIRED):
Phone Number to call for assistance: (800) 598-3025
Details:Walgreens has agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle FTC charges that it made deceptive advertising claims about its “Wal-Born” line of dietary supplements. If you purchased Wal-Born supplements between 2004 and 2010, you can apply for a cash refund of up to $30.
The Wal-Born settlement will resolve a 2010 lawsuit, titled Federal Trade Commission v. Walgreen Co., that alleges Walgreens deceptively advertised that its Wal-Born supplement line could effectively prevent colds, fight germs and boost the immune system. These supplements touted their similarity to supplements sold by Airborne Health, Inc., which settled similar deceptive advertising charges by the FTC in 2008.
Under the FTC Wal-Born settlement, Walgreens is banned from claiming that its products prevent or treat cold or flu symptoms, or protect against cold and flu viruses by boosting the immune system, unless there is scientific evidence to back up these claims.
Consumers who bought Wal-Born supplements between December 1, 2004 and March 29, 2010 can submit a claim for a refund. (Note: Some advertisements announcing the refund have incorrectly stated that consumers had to have purchased the supplements by June 30, 2009.) Consumers are eligible to receive up to $5 for each product purchased, for a total of six products or up to $30. The deadline to file a claim is February 4, 2013, and checks will be mailed no later than April 2013.
For more information about the Walgreens Wal-Born Settlement Refund Program, call 1-800-598-3025, or visit www.ftc.gov/Walgreens. Claim Forms can be submitted online at www.WalgreensRedressProgram.com.
Purchased or Leased From: December 1, 2004 to March 29, 2010
Claims must be postmarked by: 2/4/13
Settlement Administrator(s): Rust Consulting
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138 thoughts onFTC Walgreens Wal-Born Settlement
Hope they send checks soon so I can buy cold and flu products (that don’t work as promised).
when people sign up for these class actions they lose their right to sue walgreens for a check they receive from the lawsuit. The people who do not receive the check as promised will still have the right to sue walgreens by them selves or as a class action because the agreement they signed has been breached by not getting paid as promised. sue them (walgreens)
Never received rejection letter–just waiting for a check that they said they were going to send “this summer”. I have a comment about the comment that says it will take time to review before sending checks. There was no requirement to show proof of purchase- receipts don’t last long anymore. Just seems like stalling and keeping money for themselves as they do in other suits.
If anyone has called when checks are going out please pass it along. thanks
Got a rejection letter today. This is ridiculous. Someone needs to advise the court that they are not paying as they agreed. I may have submitted more than one claim…..so? I have the proof I bought the products. This is Wrong.
If your family name with address is on their database you are on their black targeted list. They will not approve your claim. will put it a side. They will not inform you at all.If you call GCG or Rust any admin they will send your message to headquarter in case of GCG in seattle and someone so called project leader will ask a low profile woman to call you saying your claim was not approved with B.S reasons.If you submitted receipts to prove you will be told it was inadequete and thus you are not qualified. Basically they are harrasing you and telling you will not be eligible BECAUSE you are on their targeted list. You can send receipts whats required but you will not get a positive answer period. Woman hs access to all your claims you filed in last 5 years on screen and see what you send they have photocopies of your receipts on screen and still will reject you which is unlawful but they are doing it . Someone is backing them to do this .Someday they will be sued big time for persuing this inequality and unjustice and using peoples private info for aqbuse. Medical related settlement claims they are denying with no response,eventho you have physicians, pharmacies or store receipts. WILL NOT ANSWER YOUR CLAIMS at all. Years go by you wont even know it.Abusing techquique at best GCG and Rust…
I doubt you will get a check.
Any word when checks come out or is it still summer 2013?
Well lets sue the claims administrator. I have never done anything like that before any suggestions?
FTC has nothing to do with rejection of claims.Claim administrators have database to see which name and address are filing multiple claims.They are blaming FTC. By rejecting muti filers they think they are avoiding multi filers. In case of FTC vs walgreen they found half a million multi filers claims and rejected them even for 30 dollars.Skechers they rejected 250,000 claims for same reason and more. DATA BASE is doing the tricks for them. Hope they get common sense before they get sued because what they are doing is exactly wrong manipulating peoples personal datas and abusing them .Now you know why we need snowdens.
Would contacting the FTC attorneys do anything? I’m confused…:(. Lol. Thanks for the info Jack