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Class action suit against Spartan Mosquito

UPDATE: The company has settled the lawsuit for $3.6 million.

AC2T, Inc., of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is facing a $5 million class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators and Spartan Mosquito Pro Techs attract and kill mosquitoes. Here’s a quote from the complaint (PDF):

“The Products are ineffective for mosquito prevention because they do not attract mosquitoes and are incapable of killing mosquitoes or decreasing mosquito populations. Defendant is well-aware that the Products are ineffective, yet sells them anyway in pursuit of profit and in clear disregard for public health and safety.”

Chris Bonner and Jeremy Hirsch demonstrating their magic tube at a feed store.

Above, Spartan Mosquito founders Christopher Bonner (orange t-shirt) and Jeremy Hirsch (blue t-shirt) selling Spartan Mosquito Eradicators at a hardware store.

More details

For more details, please see links on my “Posts about Spartan Mosquito” page. All legal documents filed in the case are available at Court Listener.