Total Hydration ChapStick
December 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. September 2016: A class-action…
ChapStick Natural Claims
In December 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings and Pfizer for allegedly falsely advertising ChapStick products as natural when, according to plaintiffs, the products contain synthetic, artificial, and highly-processed ingredients. (Moore et al v. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings (US) LLC and Pfizer Inc., Case No. 20-cv-9077, N.D. Cal.)
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Chapstick Lip Balms with Sunscreen
In May 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Wyeth Consumer Healthcare for allegedly misleadingly marketing – on the front of the package — that its Chapstick lip balm-sunscreen products…
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Cue the play-off music.
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