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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
July 5 where the summer checks?
checks will be mailed no later than april 2013. Can’t even take time to update the site. Once they get the money they don’t want to turn loose of it.
@Alley,It figures…a bunch of low life charletons. Doesn’t surprise me that they pulled a fast one on claimants…smh
Talked to rep and they said it takes times to review claims and that they expect checks to go out summer 2013. i said can you be more specific since all deadlines past and its now summer can they give better info. No thats all info. Typical rust- promise and don’t delivered as stated !!!
Wrote down the phone number & going to call on Monday. 800-598-3025
Also looking for my check from this–has anyone heard any updates? The website is gone, too, but I still have my confirmation page saved, so I might try to get hold of the settlement lawyers.
Where are the checks?
chris- while they may get minimum wage – Rust consulting chrgs 50.00 an hour for them to talk to you. Its like the mechanic who gets paid less than what is posted at shop (ie 120.00 hr).
Spoke with this lady on the phone and she said checks would be mailed out in earlier Spring and I informed her that it was Spring and she stated that is all she could tell me. These lawyers are ripping us off big time and paying these workers the bare minimum and giving them this lying script to read off to the consumers.
no checks and you cann’t get on website. Rust probally messed this one up too !(foreclosure and debeers) Wait for nothing with rust anymore