Vitamin C Antitrust Class Action Settlement

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A class action lawsuit settlement has been reached with several Chinese manufacturers of Vitamin C that will provide $10.5 million in refunds to U.S. consumers and companies that purchased Vitamin C since 2001. Class Members have until September 28, 2012 to file a claim to receive cash benefits from the Vitamin C class action settlement.

The Vitamin C settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, entitled In Re: Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation, that alleges Chinese Vitamin C makers conspired to fix, raise, maintain or stabilize prices of Vitamin C and overcharged customers who purchased Vitamin C.

The manufacturers — Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Company, Ltd and Aland (Jiangsu) Nutraceutical Co., Ltd. – deny any wrongdoing but have agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve the litigation. The Vitamin C settlement will provide $9.5 million to the Direct Purchaser Damages Class and $1 million to the Indirect Purchaser Damages Class.

Here’s how to tell if you qualify for a payment under the Vitamin C class action settlement:

Direct Purchaser Class
If you made a DIRECT purchase of
* Vitamin C,
*For delivery in the U.S.
*Directly from a Defendant or another Chinese manufacturer of vitamin C (except Northeast Pharmaceutical)
*Between December 1, 2001 and June 30, 2006
*Without a contract, or with a contract that did not include an arbitration clause.

Indirect Purchaser Class
*If you made an INDIRECT purchase of
*Capsules or tablets containing Vitamin C
*For use or consumption and not for resale
*Between December 1, 2001 and June 30, 2006
*And you currently live in and your purchase was made in one of the following 20 states or the District of Columbia: Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, or Wisconsin.

The deadline to file a claim for the Vitamin C antitrust class action settlement is September 28, 2012.

Claim forms and more information on your rights in the Vitamin C Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.VitaminCAntitrust.com. Details on how to file a claim for the Vitamin C settlement can be found in our Open Lawsuit Settlements section.