LA Weight Loss Tosses Client Files in Dumpster
July 30, 2008 by admin · 2 Comments
LA Weight Loss customers are up in arms over the closings of two North Carolina centers, the abandonment of prepaid members, and the discovery of member records dumped carelessly in the dumpster. Source:
Follow-up on LA Weightloss closing without warning
Last night we told you about a local weight loss franchise that closed without warning.
Turns out it is not the only branch in the region to abruptly shut down. A branch in Jacksonville also closed this past week.
Clients were referred there after the nearby New Bern branch closed a few months ago.
Clients of the Wilmington location say the doors have been locked for a week.
Since we broke the story yesterday, a number of people called and e-mailed the newsroom to share their stories. Most said they are now out hundreds of dollars.
Yesterday, we found files with clients’ personal information and social security numbers tossed in the dumpster outside.
Attorney David Ennis said, “What was done was done improperly, it was done illegally and I certainly think people should take measures to make sure this is remedied for them, and that it sends a message to the public or to private business owners.”
Ennis says he is helping people in the area figure out how to get their money back.
We also found out from former employees today that the Wilmington branch was owned by Kelly Walsh of Rhode Island and at least two other partners from Nashville Tennessee.
WWAY has been trying to contact all three business owners for the past two days. None have returned phone calls.
Calls to the L.A. Weight Loss corporate office have also gone unreturned.
L.A. Weight Loss Centers to Close (List)
June 30, 2008 by admin · 4 Comments
Warning to any current or future LA Weight Loss customers considering prepaying for products or services: rumors abound that certain LA Weight Loss Centers may be closing in the near future. If that happens, you may have a hard time getting a refund or the products you are owed.
According to comments left recently on franchise website FranchisePick.com, the following centers are believed to be closing in the near future:
GA Conyers
GA Alpharetta
GA Stone Mountain
ID Boise
KY Elizabethtown
KY Louisville/Hurstbourne
KY Springhurst
MT Bozeman
NE Butte
NE Lincoln
NV Reno
NV Sparks
SC Asheville
SC Spartanburg
TN Greenville
What do you think? Do you know of other L.A. Weight Loss Centers closing? Or why?
