Kimberly-Clark Facing Multiple Suits On Gown Issues

A California court is allowing a class-action case filed by health-care professionals against the company to go forward, while competitor Medline files suit alleging false advertising. Kimberly-Clark allegedly promoted its MicroCool and Ultra surgical gowns as meeting high safety standards, even though they failed lab testing.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. faces continuing legal troubles on allegedly leaky surgical gowns, as a California federal court allows one class-action fraud case to go ahead while a competitor files suit for false advertising.

The lawsuits, which are both before the US District Court for the Central District of California, stem from allegations Kimberly-Clark...