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5th July 2006, 07:25 PM
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Re: Class Action Lawsuit Against Hollywood Tans
Racism, nice real classy
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5th July 2006, 08:15 PM
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Re: Class Action Lawsuit Against Hollywood Tans
Do not try to sound smart. It is classic racism period. A derogatory statement towards another person biased upon cultural experience is racism.
BTW. We are all one Race; the Human Race.
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6th July 2006, 12:05 AM
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Re: Class Action Lawsuit Against Hollywood Tans
Sorry LE, but I don't buy into your PC nonsense.
"Do not try to sound smart." I don't have to try to be smart. I am smart (smart enough not to spend $30,000 on $50 worth of LED's, for instance). |
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7th July 2006, 01:01 PM
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Re: Class Action Lawsuit Against Hollywood Tans
I really could care less about it. I just like to point out what a worthless a$$ she is. Never a post with any substance, just garbage.
BTW, that peice of $30,000.00 equipment has just passed 100,000.00 in reveunue in just 18 months in 8'x8' room. Your est. is off; it would cost more like $4,000.00 to make it, not $50.00
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8th July 2006, 03:15 AM
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Re: Class Action Lawsuit Against Hollywood Tans
If HT management is too stupid to read online, then they are just too stupid. Who has time to spoon-feed them?
If HT mails me a retainer check for $10,000 against $200/hour research, I'm glad to help. Otherwise, they can spend twice that rate for many more hours with their attorneys. |
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9th July 2006, 08:18 PM
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For HT: Read this loooong 40 some page paper about tanning beds and skin cancer risk. Although it is slanted against rather than for the positive aspects of UVR.... a couple tidbits stand out in your defense: Page 27 of 43... from the horse's mouth:
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15th July 2006, 12:36 AM
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Hollywood Tans is Sued For Fraud
07/11/06 Hollywood Tans, Nation's Largest Indoor Tanning Chain, Sued for Fraud and Failure to Warn of Major Health Risks National Class Action Lawsuit Disputes Claims of a "Safe Tan" White Plains, NY, June 22, 2006 – Meiselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz, P.C., acting on behalf of a New Jersey woman and a nationwide class of citizens and residents, has filed a class action lawsuit – believed to be the first of its kind - against Hollywood Tanning Systems, Inc., charging the owner of Hollywood Tans, the nation's largest chain of tanning salons, with "fraudulent, deceptive and otherwise improper business practices" by marketing indoor tanning to unsuspecting customers as a safe, healthy alternative. The lawsuit, filed June 21, 2006, seeks trebled compensatory damages, including, but not limited to, a refund of the fees paid for Hollywood Tans' services, punitive damages, attorneys' fees and the costs of the suit. The suit, filed in New Jersey State Superior Court in Middlesex County, charges than Hollywood Tans, while promoting the "benefits of tanning," not only exaggerates those benefits but also fails to provide adequate warnings to customers about the dangers of tans from its ultraviolet rays. The suit is being brought pursuant to the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act on behalf of a nationwide class of tens of thousands of people who have purchased indoor tanning services from Hollywood Tans, whose principal place of business is located in New Jersey. As the largest indoor tanning company, Hollywood Tans operates, through its network of franchised stores, over 300 indoor tanning facilities. The complaint – available to the media upon request – asserts that the US. Department of Health and Human Services has labeled UV radiation from the sun and artificial sources, such as indoor tanning machines, as a known carcinogen. The American Medical Association and dozens of other professional medical groups have similarly declared unambiguously that indoor tanning is not safe and dramatically increases the risk and occurrence of skin cancer. They further state that "there is no such thing as a 'safe tan' and that indoor tanning, which has mushroomed to a $5 billion-a-year industry, is significantly contributing to the skin cancer epidemic." One American dies every hour from skin cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Attorneys David J. Meiselman, Jeffrey I. Carton and Lindsay M. Held of Meiselman Denlea filed the suit on behalf of Ms. Hadis Nafar, a resident of Middlesex County, who was a monthly member of Hollywood Tans from April 2005 until May 2006. The complaint declares that "Ms. Nafar was not provided with any information or warnings concerning cancer or other health risks associated with indoor tanning and Defendant's ultraviolet services. Similarly, she did not receive any warnings or notices prior to conducting any indoor tanning session, nor was she asked to sign any consents or waivers relating to potential dangers." The complaint points out that the indoor tanning industry relies on, and promotes, the myth "that a 'tan' is much better than a 'burn.' In fact, according to an abundance of incontrovertible evidence, both are triggered by UVA and UVB, two forms of ultraviolet light emitted by sunlight and indoor tanning equipment, and, indeed, research has found that both UVA and UVB destroy the DNA in cells, a precursor to cancer." Hollywood Tans, according to the suit, emphasized "the dubious claims of 'tanning benefits' while failing to warn, or even provide any perfunctory notice to, customers regarding the substantial risks of ultraviolet exposure resulting from (Hollywood Tans') indoor tanning services and the link to skin cancer and that there is no such thing as a 'safe tan.'" The complaint, which demands a trial by jury, further notes that "reminiscent of the tobacco industry's deceptive and quixotic attempt to produce and market a 'safe cigarette,' the so-called 'safe tan" touted by the industry's lobbyists and marketers, did not materialize. The suit charges that Hollywood Tans "knew that its misrepresentations and omissions of material fact about the safety of indoor tanning and its tanning services and machines were false and misleading at the time" that Hollywood Tans made them, and intended that the people who purchased and used its tanning services "rely upon such false and misleading representations." Hollywood Tans' conduct was "intentional, wanton, willful, malicious, and in blatant disregard of, or grossly negligent and reckless with respect to the life, health, safety and well-being of the Plaintiff and the members of the Class" "For too long, the indoor tanning industry has been promoting the myth of a 'safe tan' through indoor tanning; however, nothing could be further from the truth," said Dr. David J. Goldberg, Vice President of the non-profit Skin Cancer Foundation and Director of Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey. "Indoor tanning facilities should be required, at the very least, to provide clear warnings to customers about the dangers of indoor tanning and the link between indoor tanning and skin cancer." Dr. Goldberg, who is also a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine, added that "Indoor tanning salons should also be required to obtain parental consent prior to the use of indoor tanning by minors who are the most susceptible to the indoor tanning industry's aggressive, false marketing." Hollywood Tanning Systems, Inc. is a corporation established under the laws of the State of New Jersey with its principal place of business located in Mount Laurel, NJ. Meiselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz, P.C. is one of the nation's top litigation law firms. It is comprised of seasoned lawyers who have successfully tried cases in both state and federal courts at the highest levels, as well as in a variety of alternative dispute resolution forums such as arbitration and mediation. The firm's litigators have traveled throughout the United States and abroad and have collectively procured in excess of $100 million in awards, judgments and settlements. Among other cases of national significance, Meiselman Denlea has prosecuted the wrongful death claim of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler against the makers of the ephedra-based dietary supplement linked to his death; and is currently prosecuting a national class action suit against the makers and distributors of the popular diet supplement CortiSlim and a sex discrimination case against the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City. # # # ** Copies of the formal complaint are available to the press upon request. Please contact Tom Mariam (tom@mariam.biz) at 914-939-4294 or Wendy Marx (wendy@marxcommunications.com) at 203-445-2850 Source
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