SYNFLEX AMERICA
SETTLES LAWSUIT AGAINST COMPETITOR
You may have noted the similarities between
Syn-flex and its bottle, dosage amounts, ingredients, and
even some aspects of Synflex America's websites and those
of a competing product Flexicose sold by DTC Health, Inc..
You should take note that Syn-flex has been produced and sold
by us since 2001. DTC Health began selling Flexicose online
in late 2003. After investigating Flexicose and DTC Health,
we at Synflex America, Inc. filed a federal court lawsuit
against the makers of Flexicose (DTC Health and its officers)
in June 2004 in the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina (DTC Health is located in that
district) alleging false advertising, copyright infringement,
unfair competition, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.
During the course of the lawsuit, the
federal court judge entered a preliminary injunction ordering
DTC Health not to engage in certain marketing practices during
the duration of the case because there was a substantial likelihood
that Synflex America would prevail on its claims of false
advertising.
Synflex America settled the lawsuit with
the makers of Flexicose in July 2005. As part of the settlement,
we cannot disclose the terms of the settlement for a substantial
period of time. However, the filings made in the federal court
by the parties to the lawsuit and the Orders entered by the
federal judge are all public information and we are providing
to you copies of the following important court orders:
The
Order and Preliminary Injunction ;
the final Consent Judgment entered into by Synflex America
and DTC Health by which DTC Health agreed to a permanent injunction
to stop certain of its marketing practices - Consent
Judgment.
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