Suzanne Somers Advances Antitrust, Fraud Claims Over QVC Deal

QVC Inc. must face fraud and antitrust claims by actress Suzanne Somers, who claims the at-home shopping company used catch-and-kill tactics to favor another dietary supplement over hers, a Philadelphia federal judge ruled.

The lawsuit accuses QVC of agreeing to sell supplements made by Somers’ company SLC Sweet Inc., then finding pretexts to reject purchase orders because it had an exclusive deal with an SLC competitor.

Somers, the former star of the TV sitcoms “Three’s Company” and “Step By Step,” filed the case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Before inking the distribution agreement, Somers ...