Kurtz v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

Jack B. Weinstein, Senior United States District Judge

In October 2015, this court stayed class certification in the above-captioned cases and referred the critical issue of an appropriate definition of “flushable” wipes and related matters to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). See Belfiore v. Procter & Gamble Co., 311 F.R.D. 29 (E.D.N.Y.2015), reconsideration denied, 140 F.Supp.3d 241 (E.D.N.Y.2015); Order Staying Cases 14-CV-1142, 15-CV-2909, 15-CV-2910, 15-CV-2928, and 15-CV-4579, Oct. 9, 2015.

Motions to reconsider and lift the stay were denied in order to provide the…