Comments on: The EEOC Celebrates $20M Victory Over Non-Existent Company

By: Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:07:57 +0000

It just about sums up this administration and it’s misguided sense of principals and priorities.
Yeah, but they duck a mean shoe, don’t they?

It’s interesting timing that the EEOC ruling coincides with the PA AG agreement of $700K. I’m assuming refunds come before EEOC awards in the bankruptcy court. See:
http://www.franchisepick.com/pure-weight-loss-members-to-receive-700000-in-refunds/

It’s also interesting that the EEOC suit predates the split of the two companies, yet there’s no talk of the current LA Weight Loss being held liable. Did they lop off half the company (the Katz/franchise portion) in the event they lost this suit?

Pretty slick lawyering, if so. It would be interesting to see a timeline of all these events. Maybe in my spare time…

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:21:33 +0000

I think you said it all Sean! Whichever is true…the EEOC racking up brownie points, or…the fact that going to trial was the proverbial “nail in the coffin for Pure…it’s a shallow victory that sort of misses the point of what went on at LA/Pure for nearly two decades.

Vahan Karian and Harold Katz have both perpetrated fraud, deception and theft on their loyal, and unsuspecting customers. So for the government to aggressively pursue the secondary issue of equal employment is laughable. It just about sums up this administration and it’s misguided sense of principals and priorities.

By: Former LA Weight Loss Loses $20M EEOC Suit | Weight Loss Complaints

Former LA Weight Loss Loses $20M EEOC Suit | Weight Loss Complaints — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:35:32 +0000

[...] FranchisePick.com reports that the EEOC has won a $20 Million discrimination lawsuit against Pure Weight Loss (formerly LA Weight Loss) despite the fact the company went into bankruptcy in January, 2008 (see The EEOC Celebrates $20M Victory Over Non-Existent Company) [...]