"1-800-Get-Thin Under Fire for Lap-Band Surgery Deaths"

May 11, 2012 ABC News aired a special "20/20" investigative report on 1-800-GET-THIN deaths.

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"Inside GET-THIN"

By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times
May 6, 2012

The obesity empire built by Julian and Michael Omidi comes under scrutiny by authorities after five deaths following Lap-Band surgery.

"Two Clinics in LA Halt Lap-Band Surgeries"

Two outpatient clinics in Los Angeles-area that are affiliated with the 1-800 GET-THIN marketing company have temporarily stopped Lap-Band weight-loss surgeries while they conduct a review of the procedure. (as seen on the Cannel 4 KNBC news at 6:00) By Ted Chen, Dennis Lahti

"Allergan halts Lap-Band sales to 1-800-GET-THIN clinics"

The maker of the Lap-Band will no longer sell its product to clinics affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company. — a blow to Southern California surgery centers that have built an empire implanting the weight-loss devices in people looking to shed pounds.

Allergen Inc. said in a statement that it has "made the decision to presently discontinue the sale of the Lap-Band … to all entities affiliated with 1-800-GET-THIN."

ROBERTSON & ASSOCIATES FILES WHISTLEBLOWER AND RICO LAWSUIT AGAINST 1 800 GET THIN:

CLICK HERE for a copy of the Complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on January 17, 2012. For more information on the lawsuit please visit: www.arobertsonlaw.com

“Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Put the Squeeze On Lap Band Ads”

County supervisors squared off Tuesday with promoters of the Lap-Band, featured on billboards all over Southern California but drawing increasing attention from officials concerned that the publicity blitz is obscuring a wide range of medical dangers. Read more...

FDA issues Warning Letters for misleading advertising to 1-800-Get-Thin

12/13/11 FDA NEWS RELEASE:  “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has taken action against eight California surgical centers and the marketing firm 1-800-GET-THIN, LLC, for misleading advertising of the Lap=Band, an FDA-approved device used for weight loss in obese  adults.  The FDA Issued Warning Letters to Bakersfield Surgery Institute, Inc.; Beverly Hills Surgery Center; Palmdale Ambulatory Center; Valley Surgical Center; Top Surgeons, LLC; Cosmopolitan Plastice & Reconstructive Surgery; San Diego Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC; and to 1-800-GET-THIN because Lap-Band is a restricted medical device that is misbranded as a result of misleading advertising by these groups.”
 
ROBERTSON & ASSOCIATES, LLP filed a class action lawsuit against 1 800 GET THIN and its affiliated surgical centers on February 4, 2011 alleging violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising Law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act.

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About the 1-800-GET-THIN Class Action Lawsuit

If you have responded to an advertisement by 1-800-GET-THIN for Lap Band surgery and became a patient of any of the entities listed below, you may be entitled to join a class action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law against: