Article: Ab-exercise belts: Not-so-shocking news

Article: New Jersey woman files class action lawsuit against maker of electric ab toner.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  May 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ......wedding. For $59.95, she purchased the AB Energizer, a volt-inducing belt _ one of several...by pictures of rock-hard abs in the AB Energizer's instruction booklet and the product...not true, DeNittis said. The makers of AB Energizer stand behind their belt and intend to...

Article: New Jersey woman files class action lawsuit against maker of electric ab toner.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  May 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ......wedding. For $59.95, she purchased the AB Energizer, a volt-inducing belt _ one of several...by pictures of rock-hard abs in the AB Energizer's instruction booklet and the product...not true, DeNittis said. The makers of AB Energizer stand behind their belt and intend to...

Article: COMBAT's barrage of contacts brings pressure in case of ab fat- burning belt
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  July 28, 2003 ;     622 words ...Ab Energizer of California gave our COMBAT mediation...picked up the telephone and ordered an Ab Energizer Ab Belt. The holidays were coming up...the company's customer service staff. Ab Energizer promised to put a rush on the order...

Article: Belly-Belt Lawsuit Seeks Refunds for Thousands of Consumers.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  May 21, 2002 ;     357 words ......wedding. For $59.95, she purchased the AB Energizer, a volt-inducing belt -- one of several...by pictures of rock-hard abs in the AB Energizer's instruction booklet and the product...not true, DeNittis said. The makers of AB Energizer stand behind their belt and intend to...

Article: Energizer Resolves Lawsuit With Abflex U.S.A., Inc.
PR Newswire;  January 7, 2004 ;     387 words ......lawsuit against Abflex U.S.A., Inc., AB Energizer LLC, Electronic Products Distribution...relief based upon defendants' use of the AB ENERGIZER trademark to promote and sell an electronic...retail outlets across the country. The AB ENERGIZER products have been the subject of ...

Article: Eveready Wins Suit Against Belt Maker
AP Online;  January 7, 2004 ;     209 words ......Energizer said Abflex was using the AB Energizer trademark to sell an electronic muscle...judgment was against Abflex USA, Inc., AB Energizer LLC and Electronic Products Distribution...service. There were no listed numbers for Ab Energizer and Electronic Products Distribution...

Article: ASK US | Q: Product refund
Daily Breeze;  August 15, 2002 ;     428 words ......Could you find out what has happened to Ab Energizer? I purchased one of their units in November...electronic abdominal exercise belts _ AB Energizer, AbTronic and Fast Abs, according to...and not receive money, Mack said. The Ab Energizer Web site, www.abenergizer.com/ abenerizer...

Article: Some find ab gadgets' claims hard to stomach.
The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  January 9, 2002 ;     524 words ......infomercials under names such as AbTronic, Ab Energizer and others. These devices use EMS...calls from The Orange County Register. AB Energizer distributor Electronics Products Distribution...a statement including the following: AB Energizer strengthens the muscles by causing the...

Article: Do gizmos offer abs of steel ... or a sour deal?
Daily Breeze;  February 4, 2002 ;     700+ words ......breaking a sweat," say the ads for the Ab Energizer. "No pain. No work. No sit-ups." But...get the buzz first-hand, I tried the Ab Energizer belt ($60 to $70), which comes with...outside of the sealed carton. With the Ab Energizer, for example, it isn't until you tear...

Article: Ab Exercise Belt Marketers Settle Charges
AP Online;  July 23, 2003 ;     360 words ......exercise belts _ Fast Abs, AbTronic and AB Energizer. The products, which use electronic...companies that marketed AbTronic and AB Energizer continue. A federal judge in Nevada...many health claims for the product. The AB Energizer case is pending. ___ On the Net: Federal...

Article: FEDS SAY DEVICES LEFT ABS WELL SHORT OF A SIX-PACK.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 9, 2002 ;     420 words ......makers and distributors of three highly popular devices -- the AB Energizer, AbTronic and Fast Abs -- alleging that the companies had...inaccurate, a lawyer for the company said. A spokeswoman for AB Energizer said the firm will work with the FTC to resolve the charges...

Article: Some find ab gadgets' claims hard to stomach.(The Orange County Register)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  January 11, 2002 ;     541 words ......infomercials under names such as AbTronic, Ab Energizer and others. These devices use EMS...calls from The Orange County Register. AB Energizer distributor Electronics Products Distribution...a statement including the following: AB Energizer strengthens the muscles by causing the...

Article: Letter: your texts.(Letters)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  May 1, 2007 ;     26 words ...Byline: Les Clarke AS it is against the law to falsely advertise, could someone please tell me what is the bom chicka wah wah Lynx claim is in their new spray? Les Clarke

Article: SOME AB GADGETS CLAIMS ARE TOUGH TO STOMACH.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  January 15, 2002 ;     233 words ......devices promises to give you better-looking abs. They're sold mostly through TV infomercials under names such as AbTronic and Ab Energizer. These devices use EMS -- electrical muscle stimulation. Apply gel or water to the side of the belt that touches your skin...