Plaintiffs Awarded $2.3 Million for Bigelow Made in USA Claim Steeped in Deception
The statement, “Manufactured in the USA 100%,” had appeared on product packaging.
Bunch O Balloons
Case Name (Date)
Dauod et al. v. Zuru, LLC
24-cv-9737, C.D. Cal.
(Oct. 2024)
Product/Service
Bunch O Balloons Self-Sealing Water Balloons
Allegations
Falsely marketing the brand and its products as sustainable and socially conscious when the products contain organic fluorine, which puts consumers at risk of being exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Failing to disclose that products contain a harmful ingredient (organic fluorine)
Status
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E.J. Schultz, Ad Age
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