Akavar 20/50 Class Action Lawsuit Approved

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If you bought the dietary weight-loss supplement Akävar 20/50, you may not have lost weight but you may be able to get a full refund thanks to a pending class action lawsuit against the makers of Akävar over deceptive advertising and marketing.

A federal court has recently approved the class action lawsuit, titled Miller v. Basic Research, LL, et al., which alleges Akävar is sold as a proven weight-loss product even though there is no clinical or scientific support for the the claim that Akävar users can can “Eat all you and still lose weight.”

The Akävar 20/50 class action lawsuit alleges Akävar has not undergone “scientific evaluation” by a “team of doctors,” nor has Akävar been tested in controlled random clinical trials. The Akävar class action further alleges that no scientific evidence supports the manufacturer’s claims about the weight-loss effects of Akävar.

The Akävar class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of everyone who purchased Akävar 20/50 after seeing or hearing the marketing slogan “Eat all you want and still lose weight.” The court has not decided whether any law was broken and no class action settlement has been reached yet, but if you purchased Akävar you have until August 15, 2011 to decide if you want to stay in the Class or exclude yourself before a possible trial.

If you stay in the Akävar class action and a settlement is reached, you will share in the settlement benefits. Plaintiffs are asking that all Class Members receive a full refund of all funds they paid to Defendants for Akävar, plus additional monetary compensation. To remain a Class Member, you do not have to do anything; you will automatically be included. If you wish to exclude yourself, however, and retain your right to sue individually, you must submit a Request for Exclusion no later than August 15 2011.

You can find more information on your rights in the Akävar Class Action Lawsuit by visiting the Settlement Administrator’s website at www.akavarclass.com.

UPDATE:  A settlement in the Akavar class action lawsuit was reached in September 2012, but the defendant has refused to honor it. Basic Research appealed a lower court’s ruling to enforce the Akavar class action settlement, but a federal appeals court dismissed the appeal on May 6, 2014. The case is ongoing.