A lawsuit between the state attorney general’s office and a Cullman health clinic comes to an end.Attorney Jeremy Knowles represented more than a dozen clients in the case. He said Aurora IV & Wellness reached a deal during Tuesday’s hearing with the attorney general. Now, as part of the deal, Knowles said Aurora will surrender its license and will not practice medicine anymore.Last month, state attorney general Steve Marshall accused Aurora of giving out unapproved weight loss drugs.Knowles told WVTM 13 the deal was reached before the attorney general’s office brought its evidence to the table. Marshall’s office said patients thought they were getting medications like Ozempic. Instead, he said they were injected with research-grade drugs that are not approved for human use.Knowles said his clients were given a substance supplied by Vera Research, Inc. He said his clients had extreme headaches, nausea and welts on their skin near the injection site.According to the lawsuit, the clinic fraudulently told clients, potential clients, and employees that the medicine would cause weight loss and reduce inflammation—even though they knew that wasn’t true. It’s unclear if Aurora will pay the patients as part of the settlement. We’re working to get answers to that question and will bring you updates on-air and online as soon as it’s available.
A lawsuit between the state attorney general’s office and a Cullman health clinic comes to an end.
Attorney Jeremy Knowles represented more than a dozen clients in the case. He said Aurora IV & Wellness reached a deal during Tuesday’s hearing with the attorney general. Now, as part of the deal, Knowles said Aurora will surrender its license and will not practice medicine anymore.
Last month, state attorney general Steve Marshall accused Aurora of giving out unapproved weight loss drugs.
Knowles told WVTM 13 the deal was reached before the attorney general’s office brought its evidence to the table. Marshall’s office said patients thought they were getting medications like Ozempic. Instead, he said they were injected with research-grade drugs that are not approved for human use.
Knowles said his clients were given a substance supplied by Vera Research, Inc. He said his clients had extreme headaches, nausea and welts on their skin near the injection site.
According to the lawsuit, the clinic fraudulently told clients, potential clients, and employees that the medicine would cause weight loss and reduce inflammation—even though they knew that wasn’t true. It’s unclear if Aurora will pay the patients as part of the settlement. We’re working to get answers to that question and will bring you updates on-air and online as soon as it’s available.
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