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Delaware-based diet pill company GOLO mislabeled its products and falsely advertised their weight loss and health benefits, a new lawsuit alleges.
Lead plaintiff Vincenzza Bubak filed the nationwide class action lawsuit this week accusing GOLO, LLC of engaging in prominent and systematic mislabeling and false advertising of its Release supplement that “could lead to substantial societal harm.”
Bubak bought the GOLO diet pills online in December 2020, based on claims made on the company’s website that the Release supplement would aid weight loss and provide other health benefits, says the class action lawsuit.
The pills, sold nationwide, are advertised as “the natural solution to insulin resistance,” which GOLO says is a major obstacle to losing weight.
Bubak says the pills did not work as advertised and she requested a refund from the company. Bubak says she had to cover the associated shipping and handling costs.
Bubak alleges that the company unlawfully implied the diet pills could mitigate or prevent disease. She also claims that the company gave inadequate directions for use and misleadingly said the pills were clinically proven to boost its sales.
“The Product is offered for conditions that are not amenable to self-diagnosis and treatment by individuals who are not medical practitioners; therefore, adequate directions for use cannot be written so that a layperson can use these drugs safely for their intended purposes,” the lawsuit states.
For a claim to be considered scientifically and clinically proven, the lawsuit contends, it must be widely accepted in its applicable field, have overwhelming evidence supporting it and there must be a consensus in the scientific community agreeing with the representations. The lawsuit alleges that GOLO said the studies its claims were based on relied on “pilot studies” commissioned by the company that were not peer-reviewed or part of legitimate scientific publications.
The lawsuit estimates that thousands of customers have been affected by GOLO’s alleged fraudulent behavior.
For the California subclass, Bubak is suing the company under California’s unfair competition law, false advertising law, and legal remedies act. For national and California-based consumers, Bubak is suing under the breach of warranties and breach of implied warranty of merchantability.
Bubak is seeking class action certification, damages, restitution, audit or previous complaints, interest, legal fees, and a jury trial.
This isn’t the first time a company has faced a class action lawsuit over diet pills. In February 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the voluntary recall of Belviq and Belviq XR, weight loss drugs manufactured by Eisai Inc. The Belviq recall was prompted by a safety clinical trial showing the drug may be associated with an increased risk of cancer. Find out if you qualify to join the lawsuit here.
Meanwhile, plaintiffs in the Lipzozene weight loss pill class action lawsuit have started to receive checks worth up to $60.
Have you purchased GOLO diet pills? Did they work as advertised for you? Tell us about your experience in the comment section below!
The plaintiff is represented by Trenton R. Kashima and Kevin J. Stoops of Sommers Schwartz, P.C., and Nick Suciu III of Barbat Mansour Suciu & Tomina PLLC.
The GOLO Diet Pill Class Action Lawsuit is Bubak v. GOLO, LCC, Case No. 1:21-cv-00492-DAD-EPG, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
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634 thoughts onGOLO Diet Pills’ Benefits Are Falsely Advertised, Class Action Lawsuit Alleges
GOLO is severely misleading their customers, there was NO weight loss after 90 days of taking the supplement, I want my 180 days of purchase back! This company should be sued and put out of business, it’s hard trying to lose weight and then to be lied to about LOSING is a Double let down!!!
GOLO is severely misleading their customers, there was NO weight loss after 90 days of taking the supplement, I want my 180 days of purchase back! This company should be sued and put out of business, it’s hard trying to lose weight and then to be lied to about LOSING is a Double let down!!!
I have been on the Golo diet for about 5 months and did manage to lose over 50 pounds but was very tired quite a bit. All of a sudden i had a hard time breathing and had chest pains so the doctor had me go to the ER I was inthe hospital for 5 days and had to have a blood transfusion. My white and red blood cells kept falling drastically. They are still low. The doctor is now sending me to specialists I even had a bone
Marrow test. My doctor was puzzled because all of my blood work has always been in range and all of a sudden after being on Golo I’m anemic and still have problems breathing
I used golo a few months ago for 3 months and just found out I have liver cirrhosis . Didn’t lose a pound and felt awful, I have insulin resistance , type 1 diabetes, and thyroid disease. I called them and told them it didn’t work and they gave me a refund , but I feel like it made my health worse, does anyone else have liver damage from this
Ive been taking Golo for over a year now. In first few months I did lose about 7-10 pounds. Then around January of 2023 I decided that they were no longer working as I was not losing anymore weight. After a month of not taking golo the weight came back in a fast way and it hit my stomach. Which never stuck out like it does now and I have pains in my stomach, in my lower back and its just uncomfortable. So I started taking Golo again in May 2023 and have not lost a single pound or inches. I follow the plan but somehow I think it has made my body feel worse.
I agree i was taken advantage of as well . first off i thought i was just going to try it out for a month. Well to no surprise it didn’t work.. So i called to cancel and found out they had sent 6 more months worth of the diet pills that didn’t help and hit my card for another 400.00 i couldn’t believe it. I called again and said i would send them back but they said to try for 1 more month and to make sure i drank plenty of water. Well i drank so much water i felt like i was floating and still no weight loss .once again i called them back so i could send back the product and get my money back but now they wanted all of it back which i didn’t have cause i took the medication as it said to on bottle. Needless to say , i lost money and no weight. When it comes to health issues ive got plenty but not sure if golo caused my most recent. Ive never had high blood pressure but all of a sudden i do now. But maybe from weight gain. All i know 4 a fact is that Golo doesn’t do what they say. I bought golo in 2020 had 2months but ended up with 6 months never lost a pound. Golo release didn’t restore, control, or balance anything.
Please add me god knows as a disabled person i need what money i have, which isn’t much these days. Thanks
OMG, My. Mouth is So Wrecjed by Cotton Mouth from Golo. I wake up every 90 minutes to to Drink Cold Water or Die. My Dentist tells me U have Rotting teeth under my Bridge and many Cavities and need teetg pulls and implants now. All my life ive seen a Dentist every six months. Im So Pissed at this side effect tgat wont go away yet. I stoppdd taking it 45 days ago. Pleasr Help Me Repair this symptom if you have advise and Paying for all my Damage. Also being a Trucjer i want my Sleep undisturbed and mouth to get saliva again at night.
Beware of Golo…yes I lost 30 lbs in 4 1/2 mos following it to the tee…..but I lost so much fat that I went into shock and stopped it immediately something caused an inflamammatory response in it . I did not use it again until 2 mos ago and only one per day….after 2 mos I had blurred vision and also double vision and again the inflammation spontaneuous bruising again on my left side…I spent hours in the doctors office neurology opthamogist and he said I had been poisoned so we are thinking it is from the golo one of the herbs…beware, another friend used it and developed rashes all over his body not once but twice.
E.R.
Anemia, Black Stools. Sending me to a Hematology/Oncologist
I purchased GOLo several time snd kept up with all directions and recommended i didn’t lose even a pond its all a joke and GOLO should be punished by law for falls advertisements and falls claim not only i didn’t lose any weight i took GOLo for over 6 months got colon pain and infection was hospitalized for 4 days end up in emergency room. The customer service is horrible and its a bid waist of money and side effects are high. Dont buy. I cant believe GOLO is still spending millions on falls advertisements on tv cable xfinity and satellite, is there an attorney strong enough to stand to this madness before someone dies if haven’t yet?
I started golo and after only a week I have such nausea, intense and very painful intestinal bloat, intense constipation followed by diarrhea, and dizziness. I thought I had intestinal blockage. Easing some, but very sick.