Against Unauthorized Sales of Advantage®
Division won another important battle against an unauthorized seller of its Advantage®
(Imidacloprid) topical solution.
Bayer filed a lawsuit after learning that Jim and Debbie Shanklin (doing business
as Deb’s Critter Sitter) were advertising and selling foreign diverted Advantage directly
to pet owners in the
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entered an order permanently barring the Shanklins from selling foreign diverted
Advantage through any and all channels of trade including their web-sites Petsitters.com,
Petsitters.net, Petsits.net, 2ebay.com, nofleasnoticks.com, bestpetz.com, and
jimshanklin.com. In addition to enjoining any future sales of foreign Advantage, the court
ordered the Shanklins to reimburse Bayer for its attorneys’ fees of approximately $40,000
and also ordered them to account for and pay three times the amount of any profits they
ever received selling foreign Advantage.
“This win is evidence that we are aggressively continuing our efforts to stop the
illegal sale and distribution of Advantage,” said Jeff Gaidos, Vice President of
Marketing,
continue to take appropriate legal action against those who violate our sales policy
because we are committed to protecting veterinarians, pet owners and pets from the
potential risks associated with purchasing Advantage from unauthorized vendors.”
In addition to litigation, Bayer has taken a leadership role in protecting the
veterinary industry and consumers by working closely with the EPA and the American
Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to stop the illegal distribution and sale of
counterfeit/foreign Advantage.
About Bayer
Best known for its flagship product, Bayer Aspirin, Bayer HealthCare is a
subgroup of Bayer AG with annual sales amounting to some 10 billion Euro. It is one of
the world’s leading, innovative companies in the health care and medical products
industry. Bayer HealthCare combines the global activities of the Animal Health,
Biological Products, Consumer Care, Diagnostics and Pharmaceutical divisions. More
than 34,000 employees work for Bayer HealthCare worldwide.
Our work at Bayer HealthCare is to discover and manufacture innovative products for the
purpose of improving human and animal health worldwide. Our products enhance the well-being
and quality of life by diagnosing, preventing and treating disease.
Bayer HealthCare’s Animal Health Division, the maker of Advantage® Topical Solution
and K9 Advantixâ, is a worldwide leader in parasite control and prescription pharmaceuticals for
dogs, cats, horses,
cattle and poultry.
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