LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — Two consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against a California medical treatment business, alleging negligent misrepresentation.
Carmen Otero and Abbey Lerman filed a complaint, individually and on behalf of the general public, May 30 in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc., and Does 1-10, alleging false claims regarding their medical treatment product.
According to the complaint, Otero and Lerman were damaged monetarily from being misled into buying a falsely advertised CoolSculpting medical treatment product. The plaintiffs allege the defendants falsely advertises their products to be FDA approved.
Otero and Lerman seek trial by jury, enjoin the defendant, compensatory, exemplary and statutory damages, interest, disgorgement, attorney fees, pre- and post-judgment interest and all other appropriate relief. They are represented by attorneys Lee A. Cirsch, Robert K. Friedl and Trisha K. Monesi of Capstone Law APC in Los Angeles.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California case number 2:17-cv-03994-DMG-MRW