CVS bandages class action overview:
- Who: A CVS customer, plaintiff Alisa Bourne, is suing the pharmacy chain.
- Why: Bourne claims the company sells bandages that contain harmful chemicals.
- Where: The CVS bandages class action was filed in a California federal court.
A new CVS class action claims the drugstore chain sells “antibacterial” bandages that contain harmful chemicals.
Plaintiff Alisa Bourne filed the class action complaint against CVS Health Corporation and CVS Pharmacy Inc. on Oct. 2 in a California federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
According to the lawsuit, CVS’s advertising misleads consumers into believing the bandages are safe and free of harmful substances, when they actually contain chemicals known as PFAS — or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
“Unbeknownst to consumers, the Products are unfit for their intended purpose because they contain PFAS, ‘forever chemicals,’ which are dangerous to human health,” the lawsuit says.
Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ found in bandages, CVS class action claims
Bourne’s lawsuit alleges that CVS Health brand bandages are marketed as sterile, antibacterial, and safe for treating minor injuries.
However, testing commissioned by the consumer advocacy group Mamavation reportedly found PFAS chemicals in the bandages.
PFAS are often called “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment and human body, the CVS class action says. PFAS have also been associated with health risks, Bourne alleges.
“PFAS have been shown to have a number of toxicological effects in laboratory studies and have been associated with thyroid disorders, immunotoxic effects, and various cancers,” she says.
Testing reveals PFAS in various products, lawsuit says
Despite the company’s claims of sterility and infection prevention, Bourne’s lawsuit alleges that CVS bandages expose users to PFAS without warning.
Bourne claims consumers are unknowingly purchasing products that may harm their health, especially given the bandages’ direct contact with open wounds.
Bourne says she and others relied on CVS’s labeling and marketing when purchasing the bandages, believing they were safe, and that she wouldn’t have bought them if she’d known the truth.
As a result, she’s suing on behalf of anyone who bought the bandages nationwide. She’s suing for breach of warranty, fraud, state consumer protection laws and unjust enrichment and is seeking certification of the class action, damages, fees, costs, a jury trial and changes to CVS’s labeling practices to disclose PFAS content in its bandages.
In July, a trio of California consumers hit Johnson & Johnson with a similar class action lawsuit alleging the pharmaceutical giant knowingly sold consumers Band-Aid products that contain harmful forever chemicals.
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The plaintiffs are represented by L. Timothy Fisher and Brittany S. Scott of Bursor & Fisher P.A.
The CVS bandages PFAS class action lawsuit is Alisa Bourne v. CVS Health Corporation et al., Case No. 3:24-cv-06899-SK in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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