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Tide® Liquid Detergent

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Tide® Liquid Detergent

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March 2016: The lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not yet been disclosed.

November 2015: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Procter & Gamble for allegedly deceptively packaging several Tide® liquid detergent products to make it appear as if consumers are getting more than they actually are. According to the complaint, the company uses non-transparent plastic bottles that contain at least 11% empty space. (Garcia et al v. The Procter & Gamble Company and The Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC, Case No. 15-cv-9174, S. D. NY.)

For more information about other class-action lawsuits filed against Procter & Gamble and TINA.org’s coverage of the company, click here.

For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding You know when you buy a big bag of chips, and you’re all psyched for a feast, and then it turns out there are like, three chips in the bag? That bag is slack filled.ed and TINA.org’s coverage of the issue, click here.

 

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