| A federal appeals court cleared former baseball star
Steve Garvey of{{U}} (19) {{/U}}for{{U}} (20) {{/U}}a
weight-loss product that makers{{U}} (21) {{/U}}would work even if
dieters continued to eat fatty food. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals did reinstate the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against{{U}} (22) {{/U}}of the television{{U}} (23) {{/U}}Garvey appeared in to{{U}} (24) {{/U}}the two products, known as Fat Trapper and Exercise in a Bottle. Fat Trapper is made out of seafood shells and allegedly "surrounds the fat in the food you eat and{{U}} (25) {{/U}}it," according to the court. The FTC{{U}} (26) {{/U}}that the production company Modern Interactive Technology, Inc. made{{U}} (27) {{/U}}advertising claims when it{{U}} (28) {{/U}}infomercials 48,000 times from December 1998 to May 2000. "I love this," the court{{U}} (29) {{/U}}Garvey as saying in one of the spots. "So, you can enjoy all these{{U}} (30) {{/U}}foods like fried chicken, pizza, cheeseburgers, even butter and sour cream and stop worrying about weight. " The dietary supplements marketer, Enforma Natural Products Inc., had settled a{{U}} (31) {{/U}}lawsuit with the FTC for $10 million in 2000. In 2002, the judge{{U}} (32) {{/U}}Garvey of any wrongdoing and the FTC appealed. The court ruled that Garvey didn't know of any misrepresentations nor did he purposely{{U}} (33) {{/U}}during the infomercials. Garvey, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, was the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1974. He earned $1.1 million for appearing in the infomercials. |