Designs for Health Protects Brand & Customers with Legal Action, Wins Against Unauthorized Resellers
PALM COAST, Fla. (PRWEB) July 31, 2018 -- PALM COAST, FL (July 31, 2018) – Designs for Health (DFH) – a leading practitioner-channel dietary supplement company, announced today a recent legal victory in its effort to protect its brand and customers from unauthorized resellers.
On June 8, 2018, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a consent judgment permanently enjoining Fruitful Longevity, Inc. d/b/a Health Powerhouse and several other defendants from dealing in DFH products (Civil Action No. 17-23898). DFH filed suit in October 2017 alleging that Health Powerhouse was removing bar codes and expiration dates from DFH products it was selling on its Amazon.com storefront. During discovery, the defendants disclosed 13 practitioners throughout the US who were supplying them with DFH products. In settling the case, the defendants also agreed to pay DFH $220,000 in damages.
“Unauthorized sellers deface product labels in the mistaken belief that removing certain information will help them avoid detection,” explained DFH’s General Counsel Stephen Carruthers. “What they are really doing is putting consumers at risk and tarnishing our brand, so we are compelled to act quickly and decisively.”
“The value of our brand is entirely linked to our customers – healthcare practitioners and their patients – knowing they will always receive effective, quality products from us,” stated Designs for Health Co-founder and Chairman Jonathan Lizotte. “It’s essential to our company and to the people who depend on us and our products that our items are sold, handled, stored and distributed the way they are intended to be. That’s why we take swift steps, including legal action, when necessary.”
About Designs for Health:
Family-owned Designs for Health offers high-quality dietary supplements and medical foods to healthcare professionals and their patients. Guided by its founding philosophy of “Science First,” the company holds an unwavering commitment to creating research-driven formulations with meaningful quantities of therapeutic ingredients that maximize the potential for successful treatment outcomes. For nearly 30 years, Designs for Health has been many healthcare professionals’ trusted source for not only product innovation, but also leadership in clinical education and practice development solutions. To learn more, visit http://www.designsforhealth.com or call 800.847.8302.
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Giselle Chollett, ADinfinitum, +1 2126932152, [email protected]
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