Industry Growth Makes Supplement Firms Bigger Litigation Targets
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Industry is viewed as a source of revenues by underfunded states and counties, says American Herbal Products Association general counsel Anthony Young. Companies that sell large amounts of products in California, New York and New Jersey or that sell mostly through their own website also are big targets for class action lawsuits as well as government agency complaints.
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