Federal Trade Commission
05/14/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/14/2021 23:24
Health Research Laboratories, LLC, In the Matter of
Health Research Laboratories, LLC, In the Matter of
Last Updated: May 14, 2021
Case Status:
Pending
In the Matter of Health Research Laboratories, LLC, a limited liability company; Whole Body Supplements, LLC, a limited liability company; and Kramer Duhon, individually and as an officer of Health Research Laboratories, LLC and Whole Body Supplements, LLC.
FTC Matter/File Number:
X180007
Docket Number:
9397
Case Summary
The FTC and the State of Maine's complaint against Health Research Laboratories and its principal, announced in November 2017, alleged that the defendants deceptively marketed two of their health products, BioTherapex and NeuroPlus. In November 2018, the FTC mailed 16,596 checks totaling more than $750,000 to consumers who bought the two deceptively marketed supplements. The FTC and State of Maine subsequently filed a motion seeking a contempt order against the defendants in December 2019, for allegedly violating the final Commission order by continued to market and sell dietary supplements with claims that were not supported by competent and reliable scientific evidence. In November 2020, the FTC staff discontinued its contempt action and filed an administrative complaint against the defendants.