L.A. Weight Loss Centers May Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Pamela Hoppe of Illinois wanted to lose weight so she signed up for a program with L.A. Weight Loss Center in 2004 and began to take diet supplements. According to the wrongful death lawsuit L.A. Weight Loss Centers recommended a diet and dietary supplements. However the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") does not regulate these supplements. After taking the supplements Hoppe went to Gateway Regional Medical Center complaining of nausea, abdominal fullness and jaundice. She died from liver failure a short time later.
Her administrator filed an eight count lawsuit in Illinois including a count for wrongful death. The estate is seeking voer $50,000 per count and it looks like the parties are close to settling this case. According to her lawsuit L.A. Weight Loss recommended supplements that were not properly tested for safety, failed to warn Hoppe of risks of the supplements, and did not exercise proper quality control.
