Phillies Relief Pitcher J.C. Romero is Suing GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Ergopharm, and Proviant Technologies

Suspended Phillies reliever J.C. Romero is suing the makers and distributors of nutritional supplements that he says are responsible for his positive steroid test last August.

The 27-page lawsuit, filed Monday in the Superior Court of New Jersey, blames the product 6-OXO Extreme for traces of androstenedione found in the pitcher’s urine on Aug. 26, 2008.

The numerous counts in the lawsuit include negligence, intentional misrepresentation, and consumer fraud. The four defendants named are GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Ergopharm, and Proviant Technologies.

The latter two companies are owned and operated by Patrick Arnold, an Illinois-based chemist who did time in federal prison for his role in the BALCO affair. Arnold did not immediately have a comment on the lawsuit.

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Suspended Phillies reliever J.C. Romero suing supplement makers over positive steroid test

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