Date Initiated: 01/03/2020
The Class includes retail consumers who purchased in the United States one or more of the following Coppertone sunscreen products for personal use, not resale, before Sept. 17, 2021, that included the words “mineral-based” on the label in various sizes and forms: Coppertone Water Babies Pure & Simple, Coppertone Kids Tear Free, and Coppertone Sport Face.
Date Initiated: 07/29/2021
The Court granted final approval to this settlement July 29, 2021.
The Class includes retail consumers who purchased in the United States one or more of the following Coppertone sunscreen products for personal use, not resale, before Sept. 17, 2021, that included the words “mineral-based” on the label in various sizes and forms: Coppertone Water Babies Pure & Simple, Coppertone Kids Tear Free, and Coppertone Sport Face.
Date Initiated: 11/17/2021
Prescott, et al. v. Bayer HealthCare LLC, Case No. 5:20-cv-00102, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Date Initiated: 01/03/2020
A class action lawsuit had alleged the products were misleadingly labeled as “mineral-based” when they actually contained chemical active ingredients in addition to the mineral active ingredients.
The Class includes retail consumers who purchased in the United States one or more of the following Coppertone sunscreen products for personal use, not resale, before Sept. 17, 2021, that included the words “mineral-based” on the label in various sizes and forms: Coppertone Water Babies Pure & Simple, Coppertone Kids Tear Free, and Coppertone Sport Face.
Date Initiated: 07/29/2021
The Court granted final approval to this settlement July 29, 2021.
Class Members who file a valid claim will receive a payment after attorneys’ fees and other costs are deducted from the settlement fund.
Class Members who are not able to provide proof of purchase will be entitled to $2.50 for each qualified product purchased, up to four products, for a total of $10 per household.
Those who are able to provide proof of purchase may receive $2.50 for each qualified product purchased, with no limit on the number of products.
These amounts may be adjusted up or down depending on the number of valid claims filed.
In addition to the monetary relief, the defendants have agreed that if the term “mineral-based” is used on Coppertone sunscreen labels after the date of preliminary approval of the settlement and through Dec. 31, 2023, and the products contain both mineral active ingredients as well as other active ingredients, the defendants will include a statement regarding those other active ingredients on the product packaging.
The defendants are no longer using the words “mineral-based” on the products covered by the settlement.
The deadline for Class Members to opt out of, object to, or exclude themselves from the settlement is Nov. 17, 2021.
The deadline to file a claim is also Nov. 17, 2021.
Date Initiated: 11/17/2021
The last day to file a claim was Nov. 17, 2021.
