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John Tiedt, attorney for the plaintiffs in the Kimkins case, issued a statement of findings, along with thanks, to all those whose efforts led to our victory. To all Ducks Today, October 29, 2010, Judge Rick Brown of the Riverside County Superior Court entered a verdict for the plaintiffs in a certified national class action lawsuit. The court entered a verdict against Heidi Diaz the owner of the diet website Kimkins.com for fraud and false advertising. The court awarded the class members... Read Full Story

Authorized short report from the scene by my friend Sandy: The Court found in favor of the plaintiffs on all points. We have a judgement based on fraud for $1.8 Million. We have punitive damages for $500,000 We have injunctive relief, which includes she can not further lie to promote her diet. She can not use fake photos, success stories or testimonials to promote her diet. While we won't see a court ordered 404 message we got something even better. Heidi must put a notice on ANY website she... Read Full Story

The judge handed down the ruling in the Kimkins case class action lawsuit. Justice prevails! Details to follow. Read Full Story

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION TO: EVERYONE WHO PURCHASED A MEMBERSHIP TO KIMKINS.COM THROUGH THE KIMKINS.COM WEB SITE (www.kimkins.com) FROM JANUARY 1, 2006 TO OCTOBER 15, 2007 PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT THAT IS CURRENTLY PENDING IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, IN RIVERSIDE, CALILFORNIA. INTRODUCTION 1. On May 20, 2009, the Riverside County Superior Court, located in Riverside, California, issued an order certifying this... Read Full Story

I am getting a little peeved that SOMEONE has tried to hack my old abandoned weight loss blog 3 times now in the past 8 days. In most circumstances, I admire determination and persistence. For example, if someone actually intended to lose weight instead of "FAUX Dieting", then persistence would be an excellent commodity. I guess that when it comes to scheming and conniving, some people really just don't know when (or how) to quit. Read Full Story

Kimkins - Proposed Notice of Pendency of Class Action Regarding the Kimkins Class Action Lawsuit: This is NOT an official notice. This notice is proposed to the court by plaintiffs’ counsel June 26, 2009. If you choose to duplicate this notice on any blog or website, this notice MUST be included. (Many thanks to Prudentia for originally posting this. I don't know how to make the document images bigger, so you can read the full content on Prudentia's blog here. ) Read Full Story

OK, sometimes coincidences are just coincidences. Sometimes, they are more. Which is which? A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I started a WordPress blog to chronicle and hold me accountable for my weight loss. Pretty good idea --- except I couldn't figure out all the ins and out of WordPress at the time and eventually forgot my password. When I decided to renew blogging, it was easier to start all over here on Blogger than to retrace my steps on a barely-begun blog. Two and a half... Read Full Story

As for catching up on the lawsuit: Let me 'splain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. An obese but clever sociopathic narcissist gained footage at a popular established low carb diet site, where she claimed to have lost 198 lbs. in a year and to have maintained for 5 years. Her drastic claims and caustic passive-aggressive personality sparked flame wars which ultimately provided excuse to stomp off and open a paid membership site with impressive success stories and before/after photos. All... Read Full Story

OK, I know I have a lot of blogging to do to catch up. Let's see . . I need to post about: - weight loss, low carbing, good food, some recent victories in that area, etc. --- the original purpose of this blog - the Motion for Summary Judgment in the Kimkins case, filed by Tiedt and Cohen --- Go, John and Michael! - the attempt by someone claiming to be Diaz' attorney Peabody to ask for my personal info via blog comment (as someone named Interested) so he/she/whoever could issue me a Cease and... Read Full Story

Yesterday, Donnie and I and one of the sons decided to use these scratch-up coupons from California Pizza Kitchen that had appeared at our house. I remembered having a great garlicky chicken caesar salad there, and figured I would get that, sans croutons. I also remembered lots of delicious wood-fired pizzas there, too, but I am low-carbing, so those were out! I have learned not even to look at the menu section for things that are off-limits for me, so I contentedly checked out the salad... Read Full Story