Lawsuits Filed Against Biggest Loser’s Jillian Michaels for Weight-Loss Pills
“The Biggest Loser” Trainer Jillian Michaels has had three separate lawsuits filed against her in the last week for the Maximum Strength Calorie Control diet supplement that she endorses.
The first plaintiff, Christie Christensen, filed a class action lawsuit against Michaels which states that the pills are “worthless,” “purportedly will cause weigh loss by itself with any additional effort,” and that taking them is “contrary to everything that Ms. Michaels has ever instructed.” Christensen is suing Michaels and Thin Care and Basic Research, the makers of the pills, for $5 million in damages. The lawsuit is also asking that the sale of the product be prohibited.
The second plaintiff, Stephanie Creer, filed a class action lawsuit just one day after Christensen. Her lawsuit claims that the product doesn’t live up to its packaging, which says “two capsules before main meals and you lose weight…That’s it!” Creer claims to have fought her weight her entire life and that the supplement pills didn’t help her lose any weight.
The third plaintiff, Kathy Hensley, said that the diet pills are potentially dangerous because they contain the ingredient citrus aurantium. In rare cases, citrus aurantium can cause high blood pressure and cardiac arrest. Hensley is suing Michaels, and Thin Care and Basic Research, and Walgreens, which sells the pills. The lawsuit is asking for less than $5,000.
The pills contain guarana, coffee bean extract, kola nut seed extract, citrus aurantium, and other herbs. The label does say that the product has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Michaels has issued a statement saying the claims are “baseless” and that she still supports the product. Thin Care pointed out that the company offers consumers a money-back guarantee and has said, “We are confident we will prevail.”