Various Windex Products
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as non-toxic
In December 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against S.C. Johnson & Son for allegedly falsely marketing that Raid Concentrated Deep Reach Fogger “kills ants, roaches, & spiders,” “penetrates into cracks & crevices to kill bugs where they live & breed,” and “keeps killing for up to 2 months” when, according to plaintiffs, the product is not effective because pests are resistant to the product’s active ingredient (cypermethrin) and the product cannot reach the places where pests dwell and hide. (Crespo et al v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-6869, E. D. NY.)
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Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as non-toxic
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as non-toxic
Allegations: Falsely marketing products as non-toxic
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “Non-Toxic”
Allegations: Failing to disclose that products may contain the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: False natural claims
Allegations: Failing to disclose products contain the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that bags provide “unbeatable protection” and “unbeatable freshness” when they are not superior to other products
Allegations: False plant-based claims
November 2018: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. June 2018: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of this lawsuit. According to the settlement terms, class…
July 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because the parties reached a settlement agreement, the terms of which have…
A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against S. C. Johnson and Babyganics in March 2017. The complaint, which was transferred to federal court in April 2017 and amended in…
December 2017: This case was stayed pending a nationwide settlement in a related case, Mayhew v. KAS Direct and S. C. Johnson & Son. October 2017: The claims against VMG…
In May 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against S.C. Johnson & Son for allegedly falsely advertising that Off! Family Care Clean Feel Insect Repellent “repels mosquitoes” and provides “effective…
August 2017: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. July 2017: An objector…
February 2016: This lawsuit was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not yet been disclosed. December 2015: A…
When companies green it, they better mean it.
A recent spate of class-action lawsuits, including three involving Windex, allege household cleaners marketed as “non-toxic” contain harmful ingredients.
Consumers complain company needs to freshen up its substantiation for odor elimination claims.