Various Pine-Sol Cleaning Products
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain a bacteria and may increase the risk of contracting invasive infections
Woolard et al. v. The Glad Products Co. and The Clorox Co.
24-cv-829, S.D. Cal.
(April 2024)
Glad Recycling Bags
Falsely advertising products as “Recycling” bags for municipal use when the bags themselves are not recyclable and are not suitable for disposing of recyclables in most recycling programs in the United States
Pending
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain a bacteria and may increase the risk of contracting invasive infections
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “recycling” bags
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “recycling” bags
Allegations: Falsely marketing bags using the word “recycling” when they are made of a material that is not recyclable
Allegations: Falsely representing cosmetics as natural when they contain substances that are harmful to human health
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing “ingredients from nature” that are obtained using “responsible sourcing” methods when the products contain harmful chemicals
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as safe and effective whitening toothpastes when scientific studies show that charcoal toothpastes do not whiten teeth, are “overly abrasive” and damage tooth enamel
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “99.7 % Natural”
Allegations: Products make fewer bottles of formula than advertised
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products “[k]ill[] 99.9% of bacteria on laundry”
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain harmful ingredients
Allegations: Products do not contain enough powder to make the advertised number of bottles
Allegations: False natural claims
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
July 2020: A state court judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. April 2020: A state court judge granted preliminary approval of a settlement agreement that would provide class…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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