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Belfiore v. The Procter & Gamble Company

  1. October 08, 2019

    Flushable Wipes Judge Plumbs Product's Precise Use

    A Brooklyn federal judge quickly brushed aside questions about the qualifications of experts in flushable wipes class action litigation on Tuesday and frustrated counsel by instead fixating on how consumers use the product.

  2. August 06, 2019

    Flushable Wipes Sellers Clogging Up Calendar, Judge Says

    Proctor & Gamble, Costco and Kimberly-Clark Corp. on Tuesday spent a day taking swipes at a key expert for a class of flushable wipes consumers in Brooklyn federal court, as the district judge bemoaned the plodding pace of the Second Circuit-mandated hearing and how it would affect his scheduling.

  3. February 03, 2017

    NY Judge To Certify 2 Of 6 'Flushable' Wipe Class Actions

    Calling it a "knife-edge" decision, a New York federal judge on Friday said he would certify two of six proposed class actions accusing Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Costco and others of mislabeling as "flushable" bathroom wipes that do not degrade quickly enough.

  4. June 28, 2016

    Judge Prods 'Flushable' Wipe Suits Toward FTC Adjudication

    A New York federal judge who stayed six proposed class actions accusing Costco, CVS and others of misbranding pipe-clogging wipes as "flushable" while the U.S. Federal Trade Commission defines the term encouraged the parties on Tuesday to consider having their claims aggregated before the agency.

  5. October 19, 2015

    'Flushable' Wipes User Wants Stay Of P&G Suit Lifted

    The lead plaintiff in one of several proposed class actions accusing Procter & Gamble and others of falsely claiming their bathroom wipes are "flushable" told a New York federal judge on Friday there's no need to stay his case to allow the Federal Trade Commission to define that term, because it already has.

  6. October 05, 2015

    'Flushable' Wipe Class Actions Stayed Pending FTC Inquiry

    A New York federal judge on Monday ordered a stay in six proposed false labeling class action accusing Procter & Gamble, Costco, CVS and others of selling "flushable" wipes that clog pipes, stating that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is currently evaluating the meaning of the term.

  7. March 26, 2015

    P&G Can't Stop Charmin Buyers' 'Flushable' Wipes Gripe

    A proposed class of consumers accusing The Procter & Gamble Co. of misrepresenting Charmin-brand wipes as being "flushable" can pursue an injunction against the company even though they probably won't buy the wipes again, a New York federal judge ruled on Wednesday.