Consumers who bought the cold remedy Airborne, and related products, between May 1, 2001, and November 29, 2007, can get their money back. Simply visit airbornesettlement.com [1] to make your claim, I just did, and I'll give an update on the results. You can file a complaint online [2] or print and send a claim form [3], but you'll want to rack your brain and try to remember...
- The store from which you bought the product(s),
- The amount you spent on the product(s).
- The city in which you bought the product.
- The type of product you bought
According to Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing [4], the company that made Airborne "settled a lawsuit brought by customers who were upset to learn that the 'clinical trials' that proved that it worked were faked. If you bought any of this snake-oil, you can get some money back.
Boing Boing points to the Lede blog from the NY Times [5], which reports that
"Under the agreement, a special Web site was created here to accept claims from customers, who have spent far more than $23.3 million on the range of Airborne products, from Airborne On-the-Go and Airborne Nighttime to Airborne Gummi and Airborne Power Pixies, which is sweetened for children..."