Legal Opinion
Langan v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 31, 2015No. 3:13-cv-01470 (JAM)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
JEFFREY ALKER MEYER, District Judge.
This case is about the use of the word “natural” on labels for sunscreen products. Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies Inc. makes and sells sunscreen products under its well-known Aveeno brand name. Some of these products have prominent labels stating that they provide “natural protection” and contain “100% naturally-sourced sunscreen ingredients.” Plaintiff Heidi Langan claims that these labels are misleading — that they led her and other reasonable consumers to believe that all the ingredients in the…
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