Clorox Laundry Sanitizer
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products “[k]ill[] 99.9% of bacteria on laundry”
Fresh Step Cat Litter
In February 2015, a federal judge dismissed a false advertising lawsuit against Clorox because the parties reached a settlement and agreed to dismiss the lawsuit. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2012, alleged that the company falsely markets Fresh Step cat litter containing carbon as more effective at eliminating odors than other cat litters and that cats “choose” Fresh Step cat litter over others when, in reality, the Fresh Step is not more effective at eliminating odors than other litters and cats do not “choose” Fresh Step over other cat litters. The terms of the settlement have not yet been disclosed. (In Re Clorox Consumer Litigation, Case No. 12-cv-00280, N. D. CA.).
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Clorox Splash-Less Bleach
Allegations: Deceiving consumers by making them think that Clorox Splash-Less Bleach is the same as regular Clorox Bleach when the Splash-Less Bleach does not sanitize or disinfect
Burt’s Bees Güd Products
May 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. January 2018: A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against The Clorox Company and The…
Green Works Cleaning Products
October 2017: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
Green Works® Home Cleaning Products
In July 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The Clorox Company for allegedly falsely claiming that home cleaning products in its Green Works® line – including the Multi-Surface Cleaner,…
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