Court OKs subpoenas to unmask Diet Madison Avenue

AdAge.com, New York - August 2, 2018

Ralph Watson Diet Madison Avenue could soon be unmasked. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Monica Bachner has signed an order allowing the legal team for former CP&B Boulder Chief Creative Officer Ralph Watson to serve business record subpoenas to Instagram, its parent Facebook and Gmail (part of Alphabet-owned Google) to provide identifying information about the anonymous individuals behind Diet Madison Avenue. The judge's action is the latest development in a suit filed by Watson in May, claiming defamatory statements posted to the account led to his wrongful termination from the agency.

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Low-carb diet company under fire for fudging nutrition data

New York Post, New York - October 8, 2017

Atkins Nutritionals Inc. fudges its nutrition data when it comes to ânet carbs,â a new lawsuit alleges.The Colorado-based carb-counting company touts its products as low-carb by âartificially subtractingâ sugar alcohols from the definition of carbohydrates ...

Dealer of toxic diet pills that killed student guilty of manslaughter

The Guardian, New York - June 27, 2018

Crime Dealer of toxic diet pills that killed student guilty of manslaughter Bernard Rebelo sold pills containing substance that killed Eloise Parry An online steroid dealer who sold toxic slimming pills that killed a bulimic ...

Feds cite LI diet supplement firm for 'adulterated' products

Newsday - October 23, 2017

Federal officials announced Monday that they have filed a complaint against a Ronkonkoma distributor of dietary supplements to prevent further distribution of products they said are “adulterated and misbranded.”The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news ...

Muslim Who Killed US Soldier Is Now Demanding 'Halal Diet' in Prison

Townhall - September 26, 2017

In 2009 Curtis Bledsoe, now known as Abdulhakim Muhammad, fatally shot one U.S. soldier and injured another outside of a military recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas. In his explanation for why he murdered Pvt. William Long, he cited his religion, saying ...

Curry Ford temporary "road diet" provokes praise â€” and middle finger

Orlando Sentinel, Florida - April 20, 2018

Rush hour along Curry Ford Road during its temporary overhaul is provoking bumper-to-bumper traffic and finger-flipping irritability.Testing a safety concept, the city of Orlando has trimmed the often-fast and relatively furious corridor between Bumby Avenue and ...