Church & Dwight Co., Inc. v. SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics GMBH

  1. September 06, 2018

    Church & Dwight Wins $10M In Pregnancy Test False-Ad Suit

    A federal judge has awarded Church & Dwight nearly $10 million in its false advertising suit against rival SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics GmbH, the maker of home pregnancy test Clearblue, but denied the household product manufacturer's request for punitive damages, saying the competitor's actions were not egregious.

  2. July 02, 2015

    Swiss Pregnancy Tests Deliberately Misleading, Judge Rules

    A Swiss company knowingly deceived U.S. consumers by claiming that its home pregnancy tests reveal how many weeks a woman has been pregnant when the tests deviate from the "universal" measure used by doctors, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  3. June 04, 2014

    Pregnancy Test Maker Can't Escape False Ad Suit

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday denied an attempt by the maker of Clearblue home pregnancy tests to toss rival Church & Dwight Co.'s suit alleging it made false claims about its test that estimates how many weeks a woman has been pregnant, finding that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's regulations do not preempt the claims.