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1/5/07 Update

Greg Cynaumon must pay approximately $3,000,000 in FTC settlement and CortiSlim must pay approximately $10,000,000.

Mr. Greg Cynaumon, ex-spokesperson for Cortislim, has agreed to pay approxiamtely $3,000,000 to repay customers who purchased Cortislim under false claims of effectiveness. To read the Federal Trade Commission press release, go to FTC Reaches "New Year's" Resolutions with Four Major Weight-Control Pill Marketers link. Then hit the Cynaumon link on the right to read the judgment against him and the Window Rock link to read the judgment against the company. To see an interview with Dr. Gary Adams (founder of this web site), hit this link http://www.katu.com/news/health/5084266.html?video=YHI&t=a and press the play button.

This web site will be changing soon. Mr. Cynaumon had sued me in California and Oregon to shut down my web site. He lost in California and withdrew his $11,5 million lawsuit in Oregon (on the day before he was to testify).

I want to thank my Oregon attorneys:

Thomas Cooney Sr. of Cooney and Crew LLP- Lake Oswego, OR

Thomas Tongue with assistance from Don Templeton of

         Dunn, Carney, Higgins, and Tongue LLP - Portland, OR

and my California attorneys:

Barry Allen and Debra Allen of Allen, Mullins, and Allen - Santa Ana, CA

Again, a new web site will be coming soon.

   

The following information was from Cynaumon's original demand that I remove my web site:

Mr. Greg Cynaumon, spokesperson for CortiSlim, has threatened to sue me and demands that I removed him from my web site. That is not going to happen. Hit this link to read my response to his attorney's letter.

Hit this link for CortiSlim/Greg Cynaumon Report involving FTC/FDA Action

Hit this link for the Not-Dr. Greg Cynaumon Challenge with Updates
(The Imposter Doctor on the CortiSlim Commercials)
Is he a psychologist, medical doctor and co-creator of CortiSlim, creator of The Phonics Game, marriage and family therapist, and on and on? No, but he committed frauds under many professionally protected titles. Hit the link and read my $1,000,000 Challenge. (This offer was originally made on 3/1/04 and he hasn't responded almost 13 months later.)

Dr. Randall Ryder, author of Direct Instruction reading study, refuses to answer even simple questions about his $300,000+ study. Read our new comprehensive report. Officials from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Wisconsin Legislature should demand an independent review by the American Educational Research Association.

1/5/07 Update

It appears that Myrna Culbreath has left the Internet with her products.

Myrna Culbreath
Will Ms. Culbreath Take My $1,000,000 Challenge to Prove Her Claims? (A $500,000 offer was originally made on 3/2/04. Now it is $1,000,000.)

Ms. Culbreath claims that her PhonicsOpoly Game results in huge reading improvements in just 16 hours. She made up a research study and makes multiple false claims.
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Hooked on Phonics and The Phonics Game

Can Hooked On Phonics and The Phonics Game companies prove that they can increase students' grades within 30-60 days? Why doesn't the Federal Trade Commission enforce their previous legal decision against false advertising? Hit the link to read this report. Note: There will a major update of this report soon. If you would like notification of the update, email updates@edresearch.com.

Update: If you have read the original report, hit the above link and then go to the Update link.

The Phonics Game: The First Educational Mirage Award Report with 5/25/04 Update. Hit this link to read this report.
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Gary L. Adams, Ph.D.
(For those who are looking for Normative Adaptive Behavior Checklist-Revised, the Comprehensive Test of Adaptive Behavior-Revised, and other products by Gary Adams, please call the telephone numbers below.)

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Originally published 3/1/04
Latest update: 4/20/05
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