Indiana Man Claims Use of Trim Spa Resulted in Stoke

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - An Indiana man is suing the manufacturer of Trim Spa, claiming that he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke after using the ephedra-containing dietary supplement everyday for one month. Hintz v. Goen Technologies, et al. No. 04-CV-228 (N.D. Ind.).

Plaintiff David Hintz alleges in his March 26 complaint that Goen Technologies manufactured a defective product and failed to supply the supplement with adequate warnings regarding its side effects.

Hintz states that on Jan. 4, 2003, he began using Trim Spa at the recommended dosage of one tablet, three times per day. On Feb. 4, 2003, he went to …