Kardashian Sisters Slapped with a $5 million QuickTrim Lawsuit

Kardashian Sisters Slapped with a $5 million QuickTrim Lawsuit

Famous and controversial star of Reality TV Kim Kardashian and two of her sisters have been slapped with a $5 million lawsuit, along with the makers of QuickTrim diet pills, for falsely advertizing the product's effectiveness for weight loss.

The lawsuit filed by Bursor & Fisher law firm, takes aim at the sisters' endorsement of the weight loss company. It was filed on Thursday in federal court in New York on behalf of four complainants who used the product.

The complainants said that the claims made by QuickTrim and by the Kardashians marketing were "false, misleading, and unsubstantiated."

“There was no competent and reliable scientific evidence supporting any of these claims," they added.

Based on the lawsuit documents, the main component in the pills is a large dose of caffeine, mixed with herbal elements never clinically proven as effective.

The lawsuit must be certified by a judge as a class action complaint before it can cover a wider field of consumers.  The suit seeks over $5 million in damages.

Kim Kardashian, 31, is one of the highest paid reality stars on U.S. television, with her 2010 earnings estimated at $6 million from her TV show, clothing line and numerous, beauty, fitness and other product endorsements. Her sisters, Khloe and Kourtney, have also gained fame alongside Kim.

Interestingly, the lead roles of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" on cable network E! have been at the center of court proceedings over their marketing endorsements lately.

Posted by Kade Quinn on Tuesday March 06 2012, 7:39 AM EST. Ref: Google. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0