Sports Research Corp. Fails to Exit Suit Over Weight-Loss Aid

Sports Research Corp. must keep defending a proposed class suit alleging it falsely touts its Garcinia Cambogia diet supplement because the plaintiffs raised a plausible claim that its weight management and appetite control representations were false and misleading, a federal court in California ruled.

Frank Capaci and Cynthia Ford alleged the product’s active ingredients are incapable of providing any weight-loss benefits, and pointed to studies to support their contention, the US. District Court for the Central District of California said.

Federal law doesn’t block their claims under New Jersey and California consumer protection laws, the court said. It also rejected ...