Babyganics Bath Products
July 2018: 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…
November 2018: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement.
June 2018: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of this lawsuit. According to the settlement terms, class members with proof of purchase may receive a full refund for every product purchased while class members without proof of purchase may receive a partial refund (in an amount that depends on the number and product purchased) for up to eight products purchased. In addition, the company agreed to make the following changes to the advertising but only for a period of three years:
A final fairness hearing is scheduled for November 14, 2018. For more information, go to http://www.babyganicssettlement.com/.
August 2017: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint adding a third named plaintiff, S.C. Johnson & Son as a defendant, as well as claiming that the companies market products as natural when, according to the complaint, they contain synthetic ingredients.
September 2016: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Babyganics, a company that sells baby care, sun protection, and cleaning products, for allegedly deceptively marketing products as organic when, according to the plaintiffs, they contain “minimal organic ingredients.” In addition, the complaint claims that the company deceptively labels sunscreens as “mineral-based” sunscreens that use physical sunscreens (i.e., ones that stay on top of the skin to deflect and scatter UV rays away from the skin) when they are actually a combination of physical sunscreens and chemical sunscreens (i.e., sunscreens that penetrate the skin and absorb UV radiation). (Mayhew et al v. KAS Direct, LLC d/b/a Babyganics, Case No. 16-cv-6981, S. D. NY.)
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July 2018: 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…
A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against S. C. Johnson and Babyganics in March 2017. The complaint, which was transferred to federal court in April 2017 and amended in…
December 2017: This case was stayed pending a nationwide settlement in a related case, Mayhew v. KAS Direct and S. C. Johnson & Son. October 2017: The claims against VMG…
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