Legal Opinion
Pearson v. NBTY, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 19, 2014No. Nos. 14-1198, 14-1227, 14-1245, 14-1389PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
NBTY and its subsidiary Rexall Sundown manufacture vitamins and nutritional supplements, including glucosamine pills, which are dietary supplements designed to help people with joint disorders, such as osteoarthritis. See “Glucosamine,” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Glucosamine (visited Nov. 18, 2014, as were the other websites cited in this opinion). Several class action suits have been filed in federal district courts across the country against NBTY, Rexall, and Target-(a retail distributor of the pills, which are sold under brand names like “Osteo Bi-Flex”…
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