Arm & Hammer Clean Burst Laundry Detergent
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain enough detergent to wash 107 loads of laundry
Charles et al. v. Church & Dwight Co. Inc.
23-cv-2528, E.D.N.Y.
(April 2023)
Arm & Hammer Clean Burst laundry detergents
Misleadingly marketing products as environmentally friendly (by, for example, using the phrases “Naturally Fresh” and “The Standard of Purity,” as well as using an image of a blue ocean wave) without adequately disclosing that they contain an ingredient (1,4 Dioxane) that harms people and the environment
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain enough detergent to wash 107 loads of laundry
June 2015: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because the parties reached a settlement agreement, the terms of which have…
June 2015: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement. February 2015: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of this class-action lawsuit. According to the settlement terms, class…
September 2016: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons have not been disclosed. April 2016: A class-action lawsuit was filed…
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