Legal Opinion
Lipton v. Chattem, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 8, 2013No. 11 C 2952PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion and Order
FEINERMAN, District Judge.
Tracey Lipton claims in this putative class action that Chattem, Inc. sold her a weight loss product, Dexatrim Max (“Dexatrim”), that was contaminated with a toxic substance, hexavalent chromium. The complaint alleges only economic injury, not physical injury, and sets forth state law claims under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act (“ICFA”), 815 ILCS 505/1 et seq., and for intentional misrepresentation, breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, and unjust enrichment. Chattem moved to dismiss under Federal Rule…
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