Update: HRC Medical Centers, Inc.; Hair Restoration Centers of Tennessee, Inc.; HRC Management Midwest, LLC; Dan E. Hale, D.O.; and Don Hale (finding violation of TCPA by deceptively making claims regarding bio-identical hormone replacement therapy)

Status Update:

On August 31, 2015, the Court granted in part and denied in part the State's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. The Court found that HRC Medical Centers, Inc., Defendant Dan Hale, and Defendant Don Hale violated the TCPA by deceptively claiming that their "bio-identical" hormone replacement therapy was absolutely or completely safe, had no side effects, and restored a user's hormones to prime levels. The Court also found that Defendants HRC Medical Centers, Inc., Dan Hale, and Don Hale violated the TCPA by falsely claiming that the compounding pharmacy they used to supply their regimen of BHRT was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and by omitting the material connections to the company in consumer testimonials (e.g. ownership of the company, employment by the company, and payments from the company).

Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction ...

attorneygeneral.tn.gov/cases/hrc/hrcafj-7-18-13.pdf

Management Midwest, LLC, HRC Medical Centers Holdings, LLC, HRC Management, LLC, ... Legacy Medical Centers, LLC, Ron Howell, and David Thomas,

Previously reported stories on this blog are found  here, here, here, here, and here

The Tennessee State Attorney General's Office has extensive coverage of this case, the court filings and the court rulings.  That page can be found here