Article: ATTORNEY GENERAL CORBETT ANNOUNCES $700,000 CONSUMER PROTECTION AGREEMENT WITH PURE WEIGHT LOSS

The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office issued the following news release:

Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced a more than $700,000 consumer protection agreement with Pennsylvania-based Pure Weight Loss Inc. addressing more than 3,500 complaints involving non-delivery of weight loss products or services to consumers from Pennsylvania and several other states.

Corbett said a consent decree has been reached with Pure Weight Loss, Inc., of Horsham, PA (formerly known as L.A. Weight Loss Centers, Inc.), along with the company's owner and president, Vahan Karian.

Corbett said the agreement requires the payment of $500,000 to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, for ...

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