Class Action

Kleenex Germ Removal Wet Wipes

Class Action

Kleenex Germ Removal Wet Wipes


Case Name (Date)

Rosenwald et al. v. Kimberly Clark Corp.
22-cv-4993, N.D. Cal.
(Aug. 2022)


Product/Service

Kleenex Germ Removal Wet Wipes


Allegations

Falsely marketing that products “safely wipe[] away 99% of germs” when they do not contain any ingredients that kill germs

Failing to adequately disclose that water is the active ingredient in the wipes

Failing to disclose that the company’s other wet wipe products are similar to its germ removal wipes and likely remove as many germs as the germ removal products


Status

Pending



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