WA Wins Suit Against Seattle Company Over Bogus Stem Cell Treatment
SEATTLE — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is declaring victory over a Seattle-based company, US Stemology, which peddled unproven stem cell injection treatments, falsely promising to cure patients of COVID-19, lupus, asthma, Parkinson's, congestive heart failure, and dozens of other serious health conditions.
Ferguson and his office filed a lawsuit against the company and owner, Dr. Tami Meraglia, back in March. Meraglia and US Stemology ran the Seattle Stem Cell Center in Seattle's lower Queen Anne neighborhood. In its suit, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) alleged the center charged 107 people a combined $748,250 for their unproven medical treatments. Some patients were even charged up to $10,000 upfront for their chance to participate in the center's "research."
“Dr. Meraglia and US Stemology advertised stem cells as a life-changing miracle cure that could treat almost anything — even COVID,” Ferguson said. “They preyed on people’s fears and frustrations about their health to sell hundreds of thousands of dollars in unproven treatments. Our work put a stop to US Stemology’s modern day snake-oil scheme.”
Now, the AGO says it has obtained a consent decree from King County Superior Court, forcing the company to pay back $500,000, money which will be used to reimburse those who paid for the center's unproven stem cell treatments. If the company fails to do so, it will be charged an additional $300,000 in suspended penalties.
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