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09-29-2004, 02:13 AM
JOE BELLON
903 Trent St.
Concord, Ca 94518
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Court Case # C 04 3872
Joe Bellon, individually; and as Private Attorney General; and, as a representative of a class of Plaintiffs,
Plantiff
vs.
NutraSweet Company, a Delaware Corporation; and, Dr. Robert H. Moser, individually; and the American Diabetes Association; and Monsanto Company; and Does 1-50 inclusive.
Defendants
COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES; R.I.C.O.; and INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
COMES NOW, the above named Plaintiff, Joe Bellon, and for a cause of action against the above named Defendants claim and allege as follows:
INTRODUCTION
1. This action seeks redress for the Defendants' unlawful acts of knowingly and intentionally using the neurotoxic Aspartame as a sugar substitute in the manufacture of Equal, while knowing that exposure to Aspartame causes among other diseases/symptoms: abdominal pain, arthritis, asthma, brain cancer, breathing difficulties, burning eyes or throat, burning urination, chest pains, chronic cough, chronic fatigue, death, depression, diarrhea, headaches/migraines, hearing loss, heart palpitations, hives (urticaria), hypertension, impotency and sexual problems, memory loss, menstrual problems or changes, nausea or vomiting, slurring of speech, tremors, tinnitus, vertigo and/or vision loss. Further, Aspartame disease mimics symptoms or worsens the following diseases: Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Lupus, Diabetes and diabetic complications, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease, birth defects, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lymphoma, Lyme Disease, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Panic Disorder, Depression and other psychological disorders.
2. Despite scientific documentation of the above, Defendants have exposed the Plaintiff and other similarly situated consumers, without warning of the known medical and health hazards of Aspartame consumption. By these knowing and intentional acts of concealment and concomitant deception, each of these Defendants in the course of doing their business of marketing and selling NutraSweet, knowingly and intentionally exposed the targeted consumer to the toxic chemical Aspartame, known to the Defendants to cause the above noted medical conditions, among others.
3. This action is about Defendants' intentional targeting of a segment of the general consuming public, including the Plaintiff herein, through advertising and marketing designed to encourage the purchase and consumption of NutraSweet/Equal, while knowing that these products are made of Aspartame, a neurotoxic chemical. Aspartame and NutraSweet naming conventions are interchangeable, as they describe the same product.
4. Ultimately, this action is about falsity - about each Defendant's knowing and intentional acts of concealment and deception, whereby each Defendant, jointly and severally, committed said acts to the detriment of the Plaintiff and other similarly situated citizens.
Read it all here (http://www.wnho.net/nutrasweet_company_lawsuit.htm)
903 Trent St.
Concord, Ca 94518
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Court Case # C 04 3872
Joe Bellon, individually; and as Private Attorney General; and, as a representative of a class of Plaintiffs,
Plantiff
vs.
NutraSweet Company, a Delaware Corporation; and, Dr. Robert H. Moser, individually; and the American Diabetes Association; and Monsanto Company; and Does 1-50 inclusive.
Defendants
COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES; R.I.C.O.; and INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
COMES NOW, the above named Plaintiff, Joe Bellon, and for a cause of action against the above named Defendants claim and allege as follows:
INTRODUCTION
1. This action seeks redress for the Defendants' unlawful acts of knowingly and intentionally using the neurotoxic Aspartame as a sugar substitute in the manufacture of Equal, while knowing that exposure to Aspartame causes among other diseases/symptoms: abdominal pain, arthritis, asthma, brain cancer, breathing difficulties, burning eyes or throat, burning urination, chest pains, chronic cough, chronic fatigue, death, depression, diarrhea, headaches/migraines, hearing loss, heart palpitations, hives (urticaria), hypertension, impotency and sexual problems, memory loss, menstrual problems or changes, nausea or vomiting, slurring of speech, tremors, tinnitus, vertigo and/or vision loss. Further, Aspartame disease mimics symptoms or worsens the following diseases: Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Lupus, Diabetes and diabetic complications, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease, birth defects, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lymphoma, Lyme Disease, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Panic Disorder, Depression and other psychological disorders.
2. Despite scientific documentation of the above, Defendants have exposed the Plaintiff and other similarly situated consumers, without warning of the known medical and health hazards of Aspartame consumption. By these knowing and intentional acts of concealment and concomitant deception, each of these Defendants in the course of doing their business of marketing and selling NutraSweet, knowingly and intentionally exposed the targeted consumer to the toxic chemical Aspartame, known to the Defendants to cause the above noted medical conditions, among others.
3. This action is about Defendants' intentional targeting of a segment of the general consuming public, including the Plaintiff herein, through advertising and marketing designed to encourage the purchase and consumption of NutraSweet/Equal, while knowing that these products are made of Aspartame, a neurotoxic chemical. Aspartame and NutraSweet naming conventions are interchangeable, as they describe the same product.
4. Ultimately, this action is about falsity - about each Defendant's knowing and intentional acts of concealment and deception, whereby each Defendant, jointly and severally, committed said acts to the detriment of the Plaintiff and other similarly situated citizens.
Read it all here (http://www.wnho.net/nutrasweet_company_lawsuit.htm)