San Mateo County filed a proposed RICO class action against 19 chemical companies alleging that their firefighter protective gear contains PFAS. The county alleges the defendants’ turnout gear is treated with PFAS, which then increases the risk of exposure to firefighters during firefighting activities. The defendants knew of the risks of PFAS, the complaint alleges,…
The Northern District of California granted in part and denied in part Apple Inc.’s motion to dismiss a proposed consumer class action alleging that the wristbands of Apple Watch products contained high levels of PFHxA. As previously reported by the PFAS Primer, the plaintiffs alleged Apple Watch products contained excessive levels of PFAS and that…
Consumers filed a putative class action in California federal court against The Scotts Company LLC, an organic soil and fertilizer producer, alleging that its Miracle-Gro organic soil and fertilizer products contain PFAS. The plaintiffs allege that the defendant uses the “organic” label to induce consumers to believe that the products contain only naturally occurring, non-synthetic…
A group of plaintiffs filed a proposed class action against BIC, claiming that the company failed to inform its consumers that its shaving razors contain PFAS. With their suit, the plaintiffs assert claims—on behalf of a national class and a California subclass—for violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising Law, and Consumers Legal Remedies…
“100% Organic Cotton.” “Gentle and safe for your body.” “Only what you need, nothing you don’t.” Those representations about tampons were false or misleading, according to the plaintiffs, because the tampons contained synthetic PFAS chemicals. A federal court in California granted the tampon company’s motion to dismiss. It reasoned that the plaintiffs did not “plausibly…