Cosmetics Firms Could Face ‘Wave’ Of Product Liability Suits – Attorney

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Product liability suits targeting personal-care companies may be “right on the cusp of hitting,” law firm Crowell Moring predicts in its Litigation Forecast 2017 report. Companies including Johnson Johnson and Unilever already have been swept up in what could be a growing wave of actions citing ingredient dangers. False advertising class actions targeting “natural” claims on cosmetic products and other alleged misrepresentations have become almost commonplace, but another threat could be gathering steam this year – product liability suits based on alleged ingredient dangers.