Grand Rapids Press:

ADA TOWNSHIP — Alticor Inc. has fired 15 long-term and
highly influential Quixtar distributors who filed a
class-action lawsuit against the direct sales giant last
week.

The ramifications of the dust-up for the Ada-based parent
company of Amway could be huge — especially as the company
faces increased regulatory pressure in India and the United
Kingdom.

Seventeen distributors are named as plaintiffs in a scathing
suit that says Quixtar operates as a pyramid scheme selling
merchandise at prices so inflated it cannot be sold to
anyone other than distributors.