Phil Was a Shill for Pills WIth No Thrill

Dr. Phil McGraw , the talk-show guy, endorsed some bogus weight-loss pills, shakes and assorted crap sold under the Shape-Up label. The stuff didn’t work (gee, why not?), the manufacturer closed up shop and unhappy fatties brought a class-act suit. So, now they can get:

Under terms of the settlement announced Monday, class members can receive a cash refund of $12.50 for every box of Shape Up they bought, up to four boxes, plaintiffs’ lawyer Henry Rossbacher of Los Angeles said.

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