Honigman vs. Kimberly-Clark

  1. June 13, 2023

    Costco, Kimberly-Clark Get OK For $20M Flushable Wipe Deal

    A Brooklyn federal judge has given final approval to a $20 million settlement in two class actions against wholesale giant Costco and Kimberly-Clark over allegedly faulty flushable wipes, overruling one class member who argued the settlement gives too much money to class counsel.

  2. August 17, 2022

    Objector Wants 'Unfair' Kimberly-Clark Wipe Deal Nixed

    A member of the class that won a $20 million settlement from sanitary-product giant Kimberly-Clark over allegedly faulty "flushable" wipes is objecting to the proposed allocation of those funds, saying it leaves little to nothing for most class members but $4.1 million for their attorneys.

  3. April 05, 2022

    Kimberly-Clark 'Flushable' Wipes Buyers Ink $20M Deal

    Kimberly-Clark has agreed to shell out up to $20 million to put to rest a pair of class actions alleging its flushable wipes actually damage or clog pipes and septic systems, according to a proposed settlement filed in New York federal court Tuesday.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  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.