Protein Product Deceptive Marketing Settlement Checks Mailed

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Top Class Actions readers are starting to receive checks in the mail from a class action settlement stemming over allegations that the makers of Six Star, MuscleTech, EPIQ and fuel:one misled consumers by “spiking” protein products with non-protein ingredients.

According to reader comments and posts on the Top Class Actions Facebook page,Class Members who submitted a valid claim for the Iovate Health class action settlement began receiving checks worth as much as $224.96 on May 19, 2016.

If you filed a claim for the protein products class action settlement, keep checking your mailbox because payouts are on the way!

The Iovate Health class action settlement resolves allegations that supplement maker engaged in what is referred to as “protein spiking” which consists of a manufacturer adding various ingredients that deceptively show up as “proteins” under certain nitrogen-based protein testing methods.

Class Members of the protein product settlement included anyone in the U.S. who bought affected Iovate protein products between 2011 and 2015.

Protein customers who were able to provide receipts, could claim up to $300, while those who couldn’t provide a proof of purchase were still able to claim $50.

In addition to creating a $2.5 million Settlement Fund, Iovate also agreed to alter the way its protein products are labeled, packaged and marketed.

Iovate did not admit to any wrongdoings but agreed to settle in order to avoid the risk of trial.

The deadline to file a claim for the protein products class action settlement passed on Feb. 8, 2016.

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The plaintiff is represented by Daniel L. Warshaw, Bobby Pouya, Matthew A. Pearson and Alexander R. Safyan of Pearson, Simon & Warshaw LLP.

The Iovate Protein Products Class Action Lawsuit Settlement is James Eashoo v. Iovate Health Sciences USA Inc., Case No. 2:15-cv-01726, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.