by Joel Rothman | Jun 4, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
MII Liquidation Inc., as the former Metabolife International Inc. is now known, said in a court document filed Wednesday that it had reached agreements to settle the first 21 of hundreds of injury and death lawsuits over its once best-selling ephedra-based dietary...
by Joel Rothman | Jun 3, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
Joseph R. Gannascoli, who played a closeted gay mobster on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” is being sued by the manufacturer of Stacker 2. According to this report on Forbes.com, NVE Pharmaceuticals filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming Gannascoli hasn’t...
by Joel Rothman | May 27, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
Justin Leonard, self-described “consumer fitness specialist” has launched a new consumer reviews and feedback website regarding supplements at www.supplementcritic.com. The site features reviews on consumer dietary supplements, ostensibly written by other...
by Joel Rothman | May 20, 2006 | NutriSupLaw, patents
This article entitled “Preserving intellectual property before a patent is issued” provides an excellent overview of the patent protection available to neutraceutical companies. The authors, James F. Ewing, Ph.D. and Michel Morency, Ph.D. of Foley &...
by Joel Rothman | May 13, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
Making claims in Japan is a dangerous business if you don’t do it right according to Paul Yamaguchi, author of this article at the Natural and Nutritional Products Industry Center. According to Yamaguchi, in Japan “you are alone in a war zone without...
by Joel Rothman | May 8, 2006 | NutriSupLaw, trademarks
The Journal News reports that PepsiCo Inc. has agreed to settle with Glaceu and change the packaging of PepsiCo’s SoBe Life Water. As part of the settlement, PepsiCo agreed to change the label and cap used with SoBe Life Water. Both parties declined to comment...