Unilever Seeks End To Litigation Over St. Ives Scrub, Plaintiffs’ ‘Fake Medical Condition’

24 Oct 2018

In April 2017, Unilever failed to dismiss a putative class action in California’s Central District alleging that its St. Ives Apricot Scrub is unfit for sale due to the potential of its crushed walnut shells to cause “microtears” in skin. Now the firm seeks summary judgment in the matter, maintaining that plaintiffs are relying on “junk science” to assert the possibility of a made-up medical condition.

Kaylee Browning et al v. Unilever is a case to follow in California’s Central District, if for no other reason than it makes for highly entertaining reading.

For that there is Unilever counsel to thank.