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UPDATE: On August 10, 2020, the Huggies class action lawsuit was dismissed.
A concerned mother has filed a class action lawsuit against the makers of Huggies alleging that their Snug & Dry Diapers can cause a rash which requires medical attention.
Plaintiff Heidy Morales filed the class action against Kimberly-Clark Corporation, the makers of Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers, alleging that the diapers can cause a painful, persistent rash in infants.
Morales says she purchased Huggies diapers online in December 2017. When she started to use the box of diapers in February, her child “J.F.” developed a painful, persistent rash that did not resolve on its own and required medical attention.
After using the Huggies diapers, Morales says she noticed blue crystals within the diapers that she had not initially noticed. Due to the rash and crystals, Morales ceased using Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers.
“The Product website states that the Product’s characteristics will ensure ‘more quality time with baby’ and ‘help keep baby dry so they can giggle a little longer,’” the Huggies class action states. “Yet J.F. was very far from giggling after Plaintiff Morales applied the Product to him, and Plaintiff Morales did not consider the ensuing doctor’s visit to be quality time.”
Morales claims that J.F.’s reaction to the diapers was not unique, and cites numerous other reviews by parents claiming that their children also developed severe rashes after using Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers. Reviews and complaints on CircleOfMoms.com, Community.BabyCenter.com, Amazon, and Huggies own website allegedly show that countless children are experiencing the same reaction that J.F. did.
“I don’t know what happened to Huggies Snug and Dry, but the new version is horrid,” one reviewer stated in an Amazon review. “My baby would wake up with tiny pieces of glue or whatever the material that they are using now on his skin, this is only after 6-7 [sic] hs of wear at night. The sticky substance that supposed to be inside the diaper somehow leaks and ends up on baby’s skin and eventually irritates and you have a diaper rash or worse.”
The Huggies class action claims that Kimberly-Clark knew about the problems associated with their diaper products but continued to sell them regardless of possible injuries to children. Kimberly-Clark allegedly acknowledged the complaints of parents on Facebook as early as 2013.
“We take any concerns about our diapers very seriously, and we are working directly with this mom to learn more about what happened and how we can help,” the company reportedly said on their Facebook page.
Despite this statement, the company has allegedly continued to sell defective products which injure children, the Huggies Snug & Dry class action states.
Morales seeks to represent a Class of consumers who purchased Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers within the applicable period. Alternatively, Morales proposed to represent a New York Class of the same consumers protected under New York consumer laws.
The Huggies class action seeks restitution, disgorgement, compensatory damages, statutory damages, court costs, and attorneys’ fees.
Plaintiffs are represented by C.K. Lee and Anne Seelig of Lee Litigation Group PLLC.
The Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers Class Action Lawsuit is Morales v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Case No. 7:18-cv-07401, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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619 thoughts onHuggies Class Action Says Snug & Dry Diapers Cause Rash
Bought huggies pure baby wipes from Amazon and after researching them found out the ones I received had been recalled. I developed a very bad rash which started around my anus.and effected my tail bone and spread to my butt cheeks. I have been and still are in pain even after stopping use of these wipes Had to seek medical help (dermatologist) recently. Currently waiting for doctor to advice me on this medical problem. He has been made aware of the huggies wipes I had been using.
My daughter used the Huggies Snug and Dry diapers and experienced a red and painful rash within a few days of their use. I wish I had taken a picture, but it’s starting to clear up now that I have switched brands.
Back in 2003 it happened to my daughter. It was awful I had to leave her without a diaper for a week or more for it to clear up.
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Recently purchased a box from Sams Club of Huggies Pull ups! We don’t normally use Huggies, her skin became extremely irritated and she was in so much pain. To illuminate any other possibilities I applied some Nystatin, didn’t help at all. That’s when I knew for certain it was the Huggies because it’s the only new product we began using at the time. Skin began to crack and became so red that it looked angry! 2-3 baths a day, camando majority of the day and A+D ointment application through out the entire day. Finally after a week my babies skin healed. Kimberly Clark sent me a Visa card for $25 in the mail and called it a refund. After pain and suffering, we can’t even receive the entire amount we paid for the purchase???
We are going through this right now. A bright red rash that blistered & is bleeding. It’s so awful.
My daughter used these diapers and she constantly kept getting really bad rashes that looked like blisters and cuts she would cry so bad when we would change her diaper. After that we decide to change her to honest brand since then no more rashes!