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The Cold shoulder
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Shore to Shore
Ladysmith senior takes on Canada’s number-one selling cold remedy in a class-action lawsuit for allegedly making false promises
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John McKinley THE CHRONICLE
Don Harrison took his medicine. He didn’t feel any better. He doubts anyone else did either. And now, he says, someone needs to pay. The outspoken Ladysmith senior is the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit launched against the makers of the Canadian health remedy Cold-Fx. The plaintiffs allege the firm misled the public into thinking the product was going to immediately relieve their cold symptoms, when it had no reason to believe that was actually Don Harrison the case. Harrison, who’s never been part of anything like this before, said he got involved simply because the situation offended his strong sense of justice. “That’s exactly what it is. That’s bang on,” he said. Not only that, according to the lawyer spearheading the suit, it could serve as a cautionary tale for the entire natural health industry. John Green says the industry is not scrutinized nearly as tightly as the pharmaceuticals industry, leaving a door open for manufacturers making false claims, something the suit alleges happened here. The B.C. Supreme Court statement of claim was registered in March of 2012 in New Westminster. see Judge page 5
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