June 13, 2023
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.
August 17, 2022
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.
April 05, 2022
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.
February 03, 2017
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.
June 28, 2016
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.
October 05, 2015
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.