A lawsuit between the state attorney general’s office and a Cullman health clinic has ended.>> YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Community coverage from WVTM 13Attorney Jeremy Knowles, who represented more than a dozen clients, said Aurora IV & Wellness reached a settlement with the attorney general during a Tuesday hearing. As part of the agreement, Aurora will surrender its license and no longer practice medicine.Last month, State Attorney General Steve Marshall accused Aurora of distributing unapproved weight loss drugs.Knowles told WVTM 13 the deal was reached before the attorney general’s office presented its evidence. Marshall’s office said patients believed they were receiving medications like Ozempic but were instead injected with research-grade drugs not approved for human use.>> FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: Facebook | X | Instagram | YouTube Knowles said his clients, who were given a substance from Vera Research Inc., experienced severe headaches, nausea and welts near the injection site.According to the lawsuit, the clinic falsely claimed its treatments caused weight loss and reduced inflammation. It is unclear if Aurora will compensate the patients as part of the settlement.
A lawsuit between the state attorney general’s office and a Cullman health clinic has ended.
>> YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Community coverage from WVTM 13
Attorney Jeremy Knowles, who represented more than a dozen clients, said Aurora IV & Wellness reached a settlement with the attorney general during a Tuesday hearing. As part of the agreement, Aurora will surrender its license and no longer practice medicine.
Last month, State Attorney General Steve Marshall accused Aurora of distributing unapproved weight loss drugs.
Knowles told WVTM 13 the deal was reached before the attorney general’s office presented its evidence. Marshall’s office said patients believed they were receiving medications like Ozempic but were instead injected with research-grade drugs not approved for human use.
>> FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: Facebook | X | Instagram | YouTube
Knowles said his clients, who were given a substance from Vera Research Inc., experienced severe headaches, nausea and welts near the injection site.
According to the lawsuit, the clinic falsely claimed its treatments caused weight loss and reduced inflammation. It is unclear if Aurora will compensate the patients as part of the settlement.
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