Munchkin class action claims company falsely advertises diaper refill products

Munchkin class action lawsuit overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Zachary McKinney filed a class action lawsuit against Munchkin Inc.
• Why: McKinney claims that Munchkin misrepresents its diaper refill products as lasting for a full year when they really only last about six months.
• Where: The Munchkin class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.

A Munchkin class action lawsuit alleges the company sells diaper refill products that hold far less than advertised.

Plaintiff Zachary McKinney alleges Munchkin diaper refill products are deceptively marketed as providing a “1 YEAR SUPPLY” of diaper bags for its diaper pails and holding “Up To 2176 Diapers.”

McKinney says reasonable consumers cannot fit anywhere close to that number of soiled diapers in Munchkin diaper refill products in a year.

“The deception is stark, and preys on new parents yearning to simplify their lives, believing that they are buying a product that will ensure they do not have to repeatedly run to the store to buy more diaper disposal bags,” the Munchkin class action lawsuit says.

McKinney says parents pay a premium based on Munchkin’s representations they will receive a year’s worth of the products but receive a mere fraction of the advertised amount of product.

Munchkin class action says 1 year of products only lasts 6 months

Munchkin diaper refill products are designed to fit several popular diaper pails. They come with a built-in bag disposal and sealing mechanism, allowing parents to easily swap out bags of soiled diapers instead of replacing a plastic bag each time they dispose of a dirty diaper, McKinney explains.

The Munchkin class action says parents often look to diaper pail systems to simplify the constant diaper-changing process and to minimize odors in their homes.

McKinney claims Munchkin’s “math does not hold up” and says the company’s claims the 8-pack of refill products provide a one-year supply of diaper bags is “complete absurdity.”

For Munchkin’s products to last a full year, a newborn baby would require fewer than six diapers per day, which is allegedly half the number of diapers a newborn needs daily, McKinney says. 

Thus, parents would likely use nearly twice as many diapers in a year than would fit in a purported “1 YEAR SUPPLY” of diaper bags and therefore receive approximately half of the promised product, the Munchkin class action lawsuit alleges.

The Munchkin class action lawsuit asserts claims for breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, fraud and violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

A similar class action lawsuit was filed against Playtex and Angelcare over claims that the companies also misleadingly advertise their diaper refill cartridges as including a year’s supply.

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McKinney is represented by Yeremey O. Krivoshey and Joel D. Smith of Smith Krivoshey PC.

The Munchkin diaper refill class action lawsuit is Zachary McKinney v. Munchkin Inc., Case No. 2:24-cv-04338, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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