UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. )
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) Civil Action No.
NU SKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., )
a corporation, )
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Defendant. )
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COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES,
INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF
Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon
notification and authorization to the Attorney General by the
Federal Trade Commission ("Commission"), for its Complaint
alleges that:
1. Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5(l), 9,
13(b), and 16(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"),
15 U.S.C. §§ 45(l), 49, 53(b), and 56(a), to obtain monetary
civil penalties and injunctive and other relief for violations of
a final cease and desist order issued against defendant Nu Skin
International, Inc. ("Nu Skin"), by the Commission.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
2. This Court has jurisdiction over this matter under 28
U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1337(a), 1345, and 1355 and under 15 U.S.C.
SNIPPETS:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES,
Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon
Federal Trade Commission, for its Complaint
13, and 16of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"),
a final cease and desist order issued against defendant Nu Skin
Venue in the United States District Court for the
District of Utah, Central Division, is proper under 15 U.S.C.
promotion, offering for sale, sale, and distribution of numerous
herein), unless at the time of making such representation respondents possess and rely upon
On numerous occasions since April 15, 1994, Nu Skin,
disseminated or caused to be disseminated advertisements,
promotional materials, and product labels for Metabotrim,
and product labels contain the following statements:
The supplement Metabotrim discourages laying down new fat, and stimulates the enzymes that
This supplement contains chromium picolinate, which has been found to help promote the use of
Metabotrim also contains L-Carnitine, a supplement that encourages fat utilization for energy.
Promote production of muscle* * * * Chromium Picolinate, has been proven in scientific double
The ingredients in Metabotrim have been scientifically shown to establish and maintain proper
Metabotrim was developed to optimize your metabolism, that is, Metabotrim, twice a day, will
reliable scientific evidence substantiating such representations,
violation of the Commission's Order in one or more of the ways
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