Milan purchased saffron extract, marketed as “America’s Hottest New Way to a Flat Belly,” online from Dr. Chen.

The website stated that recently published studies showed a significant weight loss (more than 25 percent)

for people who used pure saffron extract as a supplement without diet or exercise. Dr. Chen said that the saffron suppresses appetite by increasing levels of serotonin, which reduces emotional eating.

Milan took the extract as directed without any resulting weight loss.

1. The first group will determine whether Dr. Chen’s website made any express warranty on the saffron extract or its effectiveness in causing weight loss.

2. The second group will discuss whether the implied warranty of merchantability applies to the purchase of weight-loss supplements.

3. The third group will decide if Dr. Chen’s sale of saffron extract breached the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose.

4. The fourth group will determine if current common knowledge that weight loss can only occur if one burns more calories than one consumes makes it impossible to sue any company that offers weight-loss products that require no dieting and no exercise.