
Aveeno Makeup Removing Wipes
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as 100% plant-based when they contain synthetic, non-plant ingredients
February 2021: Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the dismissal. (Case No. 21-55141, 9th Cir.)
January 2021: This case was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled..
July 2019: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Case No. 19-cv-1345, S.D. Cal.)
May 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Johnson & Johnson for allegedly failing to disclose that its Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products contain the cancer-causing chemical asbestos and falsely marketing the products are safe and “free of asbestos.” (Gutierrez et al v. Johnson & Johnson et al, Case No. 37-2019-00025810, California State Court – San Diego)
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as 100% plant-based when they contain synthetic, non-plant ingredients
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as safe, healthy, made with the “best ingredients,” environmentally friendly, and committed to the health of consumers, communities and the planet
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as plant based
Allegations: Failing to warn consumers that regularly using the product causes the proliferation of certain cancer-causing bacteria
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as “Preservative-Free”
Allegations: Failing to disclose products contain the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that products were safe when they contained, or were at risk of containing, the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain high levels of the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat congestion and other cold and flu symptoms
Allegations: Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat congestion and other cold and flu symptoms
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat congestion and other sinus issues
Allegations: Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat nasal congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat nasal congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines are decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing the products treat nasal congestion
Allegations: Falsely advertising sunscreens as waterproof
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicines as decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that products treat nasal congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicines as nasal decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines relieve nasal congestion and sinus pressure
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicines as nasal decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing that phenylephrine products treat congestion and other cold and flu symptoms
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines relieve nasal congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicines as decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing medicines as decongestants
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal decongestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat sinus pressure and nasal congestion
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat congestion and other sinus issues
Allegations: Falsely marketing that medicines treat nasal decongestion
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as specially made for babies when they contain the same formulation as the adult versions
Allegations: Falsely advertising that products provide faster relief than other acetaminophen products
Allegations: Misleadingly labeling products as containing no trans fats and being safe for human consumption when the spreads contain partially hydrogenated oils, which are trans fats that increase the risk…
Allegations: Failing to disclose products contain the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: Products contain more melatonin than advertised
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing medicines as “non-drowsy” when an ingredient in them causes drowsiness
Allegations: Marketing products as safe without disclosing that they contain a harmful heavy metal
Allegations: Failing to disclose products contain the carcinogen benzophenone
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products “help[] ease occasional gas & stomach discomfort” associated with colic and hiccups in newborns when none of the ingredients have been shown to provide the…
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that Tylenol rapid release products work faster than other products when they don’t
Allegations: Failing to disclose products contain the carcinogen benzophenone
Allegations: Falsely representing that products smooth, nourish, soften, repair and revive hair without disclosing that ingredients in the products cause significant hair loss and irritate the scalp
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products will smooth, nourish, soften, repair and revive hair without disclosing that they contain an ingredient – DMDM hydantoin – that causes hair loss and scalp irritation
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising that supplements prevent, treat, cure and mitigate lactose intolerance without FDA approval to make such claims
Allegations: Failing to disclose sunscreens contain the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that powders contain a dangerous ingredient
Allegations: Failing to disclose sunscreens contain the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Failing to disclose sunscreens contain the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: False natural and chemical-free claims
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