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Jim Stoppani SUED by Bodybuilding.com, Case Now Settled!
MAJOR UPDATE: This lawsuit was settled at the end of May 2017, and Jim Stoppani is coming back to Bodybuilding.com to produce content — although it seems like JYM products will remain available at Amazon and GNC. We’ll update with more details when available.
If you thought the ongoing Jim Stoppani Scandal couldn’t get […]
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Bodybuilding.com Lays off 90 Employees. See Both Sides Here
A most dramatic year for Bodybuilding.com is coming to a nasty end, as the Idaho-based Internet retailer just laid off 90 workers via email in a “pre-Christmas downsizing”, per the Idaho Statesman[1] and KTB7.[2]
Bodybuilding.com issued the following statement:
“Today Bodybuilding.com announced an organizational downsizing. The change is part of an ongoing planned restructure designed […]
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Bodybuilding.com vs. Jim Stoppani: An IP Lawyer’s Analysis
A couple weeks ago we wrote an article about the Bodybuilding.com vs. Jim Stoppani lawsuit (which is now settled).
In that post, we mentioned that the was time to bring out the big guns – so the specialists are here to make comment.
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Jim Stoppani Sued AGAIN. New Class Action Lawsuit
Update: This case was dismissed, but has already been re-filed. The PDF below shows the new complaint filed on November 26, 2016.
It’s impossible to cleverly sugarcoat this one, so we’ll just cut to the chase: Jim Stoppani has been sued again.
In what’s becoming an unbearably litigious year for the PhD, a […]
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Meet the Man Who REALLY Formulated Pre-JYM
In any industry, there are largely two kinds of people: those who interface with the consumers and media, and those who quietly get things done behind the scenes, wanting no fame and no glory.
But sometimes, when dirty laundry gets aired out, some of the clean clothing gets mixed up in the filth.
Such is […]
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Jim Stoppani Scandal: Censoring Inconvenient Truths?
Here at PricePlow, you know we love a good sales pitch. The supplement industry is a never-ending stream of new products, ingredient research, dramatic marketing tactics, and sex-driven advertising.
We’ve always been quite accepting of aggressive marketing — after all, if you can’t handle it, you probably don’t belong in this space.
But as always, […]
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