Competing ‘Cookie Diets’ Go To Court

LOS ANGELES (CN) - Scientific Weight Loss claims it owns the "Cookie Diet" trademark, and its franchisors have usurped its trademarks to compete unfairly with a competing Cookie Diet which, unlike the plaintiff's, is not medically supervised.

The plaintiffs allege fraud, fraudulent inducement, unfair competition, breach of contract, interference and seven other charges. They are represented by Russ, August & Kabat.

Here are the plaintiffs: Scientific Weight Loss LLC; Larry Brahim; Anthony Podell; and Irving Posalski MD.

Here are the defendants: US Medical Care Holdings LLC, a Florida LLC; US Medical Care Wellington LLC, a Florida LLC; Lavi Enterprises LLC, a Florida LLC; Doctors Nutrition LLC, a Florida LLC; Doctors Scientific Organica LLC, a Florida LLC; Levy Investment Holdings LLC, a Florida LLC; Lawee Enterprises LLC, a Florida LLC; Tollev Realties LLC, a Florida LLC; Smart For Life Jacksonville LLC, a Florida LLC; Smart For Life- Jupiter LLC, a Florida LLC; Smart For Life- Manhattan LLC, a Florida LLC; Smart For Life Miami LLC, a Florida LLC; Smart For Life New Port Richey LLC, a Florida LLC; Smart For Life New York LLC, a Florida LLC; Smart For Life- Port St. Lucie LLC, a Florida LLC; Smart For Life South Beach LLC, a Florida LLC; US Medical Care Inc., a Florida corp.; Oyster Management Services Ltd., a Florida LP; Sasson Moulavi MD; and Richard Kayne.

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