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ℹ Notable Updates — June 2026 Kevin Trudeau — Convicted of criminal contempt of court in November 2013 and sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in March 2014 by U.S. District Judge Ronald Guzman, who called him a "habitual liar." Released to a halfway house in 2022. His Natural Cures infomercial empire has been dismantled by the FTC and his assets seized. Hulda Clark (1928–2009) — Died of multiple myeloma on September 3, 2009, in Tijuana, Mexico — despite having claimed for decades that all cancers are caused by parasites and can be cured with her “Zapper” device and herbal protocols. Her estate and associates continue to sell her books and devices. |
| ► LEGAL ACTION: GHR-15 Questions & Legal Actions — Dr. Polevoy’s blog documenting false claims by BIE Health Products and the ongoing defamation action against him — BIE Health Products v. Polevoy et al. |
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A SLAPP Lawsuit Has Been Used to Silence a Consumer AdvocateFor over 30 years, Dr. Terry Polevoy has operated HealthWatcher.net, QuackeryWatch.com, and affiliated sites as a free public service — exposing health fraud, quack cancer clinics, dangerous supplements, and fraudulent practitioners. He has never charged a cent for this work. In 2005 and again in 2008, BIE Health Products — a Markham, Ontario company that markets GHR-15, a so-called “growth hormone releaser” with unproven health claims — filed defamation actions against Dr. Polevoy. These cases, BIE Health Products v. Polevoy et al. (CV-05-1402-00 and CV-08-362242-0000), have dragged on for nearly two decades. BIE’s product history and fraudulent claims are documented in detail at DietFraud. Health Canada issued a formal advisory against GHR-15 products 87 days before the first lawsuit was even filed. Dr. Polevoy’s consumer advocacy — the very reason he was sued — was vindicated by regulators. Yet the litigation continues. One of the options for Dr. Polevoy is to work on filing an anti-SLAPP motion under s.137.1 of the Ontario Courts of Justice Act, a law designed specifically to dismiss lawsuits that target public interest expression. A pre-trial is scheduled for July 5, 2027. He is self-represented.
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