Diet/Health Supplements Lawyer Interviews

Los Angeles, CA: Several food supplements lawsuits claiming deceptive marketing and labelling have been filed against Jessica Alba’s Honest Company, arguing its products are "falsely" labeled as natural and plant-based. But what does “natural” mean? “From a liability standpoint, I don’t see the merit in these false advertising suits when there is no agreed upon definition of natural in the first place,” says attorney Ann Marie Mortimer, partner at Hunton & Williams law firm.

Lancaster, CAEnergy drinks, or highly caffeinated beverages, marketed to teens and young adults as a way to get “a buzz on” have been, to say the least, controversial over the last several years.

Oakland, CA It was early on the morning of July 1, 2012 when Alex Morris went into cardiac arrest and his girlfriend called for an ambulance. When paramedics arrived, they found the otherwise healthy 19-year-old in serious distress with his heart beating wildly out of control. He was experiencing an extreme atrial fibrillation event, and a short while later, Alex Morris, despite medical intervention, was pronounced dead at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in northern California.

Lancaster, CA Attorney Jacob Karczewski is gearing up for trial in April 2015. That’s when his clients, the family of Alex Morris, will get their day in Alameda County Court, California, and the American public may learn more about the safety of those very popular energy drinks.

Riverside, CA Kevin Goldberg (pictured below) with Goldberg, Finnegan & Mester is one of the Monster Drink plaintiff attorneys representing the family of Anais Fournier, the 14-year-old girl who drank two bottles of Monster Energy drinks and went into cardiac arrest. She died six days later. Her parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Monster Beverage.

San Diego, CA When it comes to purchasing—and using—homeopathic remedies, "Buyer Beware," says attorney Ronald Marron, Law Offices of Ronald Marron, who is currently investigating homeopathy fraud claims against manufacturers and determining "whether such claims are actionable," i.e., if they justify homeopathic remedies lawsuits.

Hackensack, NJ: Balkin & Eisbrouch have been hammering away in the mass torts field for more than a decade and it shows. The list of dangerous drugs alone that David Eisbrouch has worked on literally goes from A to Z. From Accutane to Zyprexa, Eisbrouch has represented hundreds, if not thousands of people and won significant awards on behalf his clients. And now, Hydroxycut. "We have been involved in most of the cases in the US where a drug has been recalled or a serious medical condition has been connected to a drug," says Eisbrouch.