St. Ives Apricot Scrubbed Of Class Action Alleging Harm From Walnut Shells

24 Jan 2019

• By Lauren Nardella

Federal judge says plaintiffs “have at best shown that St. Ives Scrub could, in theory, alter the skin’s surface.” Drug and device law attorney says the complaint "is not really a labeling issue” and the court applied “a healthy dose of common sense” in ruling.

A federal judge in California dismissed claims in a putative class action against St. Ives Apricot Scrub, granting Unilever PLC’s motion for summary judgement and quashing an attempt to link the product to potential skin injuries.

Judge Andrew Guilford in the US District Court for the Central District of California granted summary judgement in a Dec....