A Settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit that alleges that Airborne Health, Inc. (and other defendants) (“Airborne”) falsely advertised certain therapeutic properties, including the ability to cure or prevent the common cold, when marketing products under the Airborne brand name, as listed below. Defendants deny any wrongdoing or illegal conduct but have agreed to settle the litigation. This website provides information on the lawsuit and proposed Settlement. Click here to download the complete Settlement Agreement.
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On November 29, 2007, the District Court for the Central District of California entered an order preliminarily approving the proposed Settlement. Click here to download that Order. The Court has scheduled a hearing on June 16, 2008 at 10:00 am, to consider final approval of the Settlement.
The hearing will take place at:
United States District Court Central District of California -- Eastern Division Riverside Courthouse, Courtroom 2 3470 Twelfth Street Riverside, CA 92501
This website will be updated periodically. Please check back on this website for updates on the status of the Settlement approval. Edit by Moderator: Thank you for participating in the forums. However, this topic has been covered in a recent post Here.
...Defendants shall deposit $23,250,000 plus the amount of the Court-approved Incentive Award to the Representative Palintiff...
...Settlement Class Members who make a Valid Claim will be entitled to reimbursement of the full amount they spent on the Product (less applicable sales taxes), subject to the limits described in this paragraph, upon proof of purchase (e.g. receipts showing the amount they paid for the Product), or, if no proof of purchase is available, not more than the equvalent of the average retail price of $10.50 per box of Seasonal, $2.75 per box of Gummi, and $6.99 per box for the remaining Product per Settlement Class member, up to a maximum number of six packages per Class Member...
...If a Settlement Class Class Member does not have proof of purchase, to submit a Valid Claim, he or she must submit a claim form together with a affirmation that he or she actually purchased the Product, and other information requested relating to the purchase of the Product that are sufficient to satisfy the reasonable requests of the Claims Administrator for the purpose of determining whether Settlement Class Member has made a valid claim...
editboy
Member
posted: Mar. 1, 2008 @ 7:58p
Thank you so much for this info. We've purchased and used the product, but had not heard about this.
JassieB
Happy Member
posted: Mar. 1, 2008 @ 8:00p
maximusrebatus said: ...Defendants shall deposit $23,250,000 plus the amount of the Court-approved Incentive Award to the Representative Palintiff... Holy cow... they've made this much money on their product? I can't believe "the American people" believe everything they read.
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