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Judge says TEAM Fall Leadership to go forward as planned "without modification." "The Ada-based company (Quixtar/Amway) claimed the Louisville gathering was part of a bigger conspiracy to convince even more to leave. Judge Sullivan was not convinced by the argument, noting the meeting was scheduled long before the split between Quixtar and the distributors occurred." "For the 20,000 people who are going to Louisville, this is a huge victory on their part. We're very pleased," said Chris DeWitt, a spokesman for the former distributor," reports Wood TV . "Quixtar Loses Round against Former Distributors," says Grand Rapids Press
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"In August, Quixtar sent notice to its distributor networks forbidding attendance at TEAM events or the use and sale of TEAM materials in conjunction with their Quixtar operations." "TEAM Chief Executive Robert Dickie said the event has nothing to do with Quixtar. He added TEAM has worked hard to separate its business from Quixtar. TEAM has canceled 127 smaller meetings and pulled all its sales and motivational products related to Quixtar off the market, he (Robert Dickie, CEO ) said." "Judge Sullivan held off ruling on the rest of the claim. But he did say the testimony led him to believe if there were violations of his earlier order, they were more technical in nature, not the result of witnesses lying on the stand." See News Coverage and News Videos on the site for more on the story |
PYRAMID SCHEME LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST QUIXTAR BY EX-DISTRIBUTORS REPRESENTED BY SHUGHART, THOMSON & KILROY SCHEDULED TO CONTINUEFederal Judge Adjourns Case Until September 19th
LOS ANGELES, September 12, 2007 – United States District Court Judge Gary Feess will continue to hear arguments on September 19th in a lawsuit brought by top ex-Quixtar Independent Business Owners (IBOs) against Quixtar alleging that the company is an illegal pyramid scheme. Quixtar is a sister company of Ada, Michigan-based Amway Corporation which was founded by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos and is still controlled by their families.
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EX-QUIXTAR DISTRIBUTORS REPRESENTED BY SHUGHART, THOMSON & KILROY ANNOUNCE THE FILING OF MORE THAN 1,400 IBO AFFIDAVITS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFSAffidavits From 26 U.S. States and Canada Illustrate AssertionThat Quixtar Encourages Distributors to Self-ConsumeOverpriced Products
LOS ANGELES, September 6, 2007 – The group of top ex-Quixtar, Inc. distributors that brought suit against the company on August 9 announced today that more than 1,400 affidavits of current and former Independent Business Owners (IBOs) were filed Tuesday night in Federal Court in Los Angeles in support of the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction.
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Judge Issues Clarification After Ex-Distributors Represented by Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy Question Quixtar's Interpretation of Friday's Injunction Updated Scorecard of Lawsuit Victories:Distributors 12, Quixtar 3
LOS ANGELES – (Business Wire) – The group of top ex-Quixtar, Inc. distributors announced that the Grand Rapids, Mich., judge today issued an amended order of his Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) ruling last Friday. In response to the group’s request for a clarification of the order, the judge ruled that the injunction issued Friday does not preclude the holding of any Team leadership, educational and motivational meetings.
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Distributors Announce Wins in 10 Temporary Restraining Orders Against Quixtar Filed Across the Country Today’s Limited Court Rulings in Quixtar’s Hometown Do Not Affect Strength and Merit of Original California Federal Lawsuit Filed by 15 Former Distributors Represented by Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy
LOS ANGELES—(Business Wire)—The group of top ex-Quixtar, Inc. distributors involved in litigation with the company today reemphasized their confidence in the strength of their initial lawsuit against Quixtar by citing the distributors’ wins against the company in a flurry of temporary restraining orders (TRO) filed in the United States.
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Distributor Group Represented by Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy Refutes Claims of Termination Announced by Amway Sister Company QuixtarGroup Resigned From Quixtar Following Company’s Alleged Refusal to Stop Pyramid-like Business Practices
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to the statement
issued in a news release by Quixtar, Inc. on Friday, August 10,
2007, the group of top ex-Quixtar distributors involved in a
lawsuit against the company today issued the following statement:
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Amway Sister Company, Quixtar Inc., Sued by Distributor Group Represented by Shughart, Thomson & KilroyGroup Claims Contract Terms Prevent Exit From Illegal “Pyramid Schemeâ€
LOS ANGELES—(BUSINESS WIRE)—A group including eight of the largest distributors of Quixtar Inc., a sister company of Amway Corporation, today filed a class-action lawsuit against Quixtar seeking a declaration that all distributor contracts with Quixtar, and the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions in particular, are unenforceable due to illegality and/or frustration of purpose. The plaintiffs allege that Quixtar knowingly operates as a pyramid scheme and that it prevents distributors from leaving the organization through the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions.
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