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Huggies rash class action overview:
- Who: Four mothers are suing Kimberly-Clark, the manufacturer of Huggies diapers.
- Why: The plaintiffs say all Huggies diapers contain a skin irritant that can cause chemical burns for babies.
- Where: The Huggies rash class action lawsuit was filed in a Texas federal court.
Huggies diapers can give babies severe chemical burns, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Four mothers filed the class action lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark Corporation on Dec. 6 in a Texas federal court, alleging violations of state consumer laws.
It seeks redress for parents and their children for physical and financial injuries resulting from the purchase and use of all varieties of Huggies diapers, which are made by Kimberly-Clark, plaintiffs Shannon Campbell, Jessica Dionise, Melissa Desmond and Natarsha Harris say.
According to the lawsuit, Huggies diapers are liable to cause severe burns in infants because they contain a skin irritant known as Ahcovel.
Kimberly-Clark has not instituted manufacturing safeguards to ensure that the proper amounts of Ahcovel are dispensed on the diapers, the mothers say.
“Because the amount of Ahcovel on Huggies diapers is not properly regulated, they will cause burns whenever an infant has the misfortune of wearing a diaper with too much Ahcovel in it,” the lawsuit alleges.
Babies experience severe chemical burns from Huggies, lawsuit alleges
The mothers each detail allegations of the diapers giving their babies chemical burns in the Huggies lawsuit.
Plaintiff Dionise says she treated the burn as though it were diaper rash, and it began to bleed. After taking her daughter to the hospital, she was told it had turned into “a life-threatening skin ulcer with extreme scarring.” Each of the parents said, once they stopped using the Huggies diapers, the rashes and burns went away.
The plaintiffs seek to represent anyone in the United States who bought Huggies diapers, plus New York, Michigan, Georgia and Virginia subclasses of Huggies consumers.
The mothers are suing under state consumer laws and for defective design, defective manufacturing and failure to warn. They seek certification of the class action, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.
This is not the first class action lawsuit to be filed over Huggies diapers. A concerned mother filed a class action lawsuit in 2018 against the makers of Huggies alleging that Snug & Dry Diapers can cause a rash which requires medical attention.
Have you used Huggies diapers? Let us know your experience in the comments!
The parents are represented by C.K. Lee of Lee Litigation Group PLLC.
The Huggies class action lawsuit is Shannon Campbell et al., v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Case No. 3:22-cv-02717-N in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas.
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99 thoughts onHuggies class action claims diapers contain skin irritant that causes rash
My son suffered a horrible reaction from Huggie diapers. One area blistered. The other looked like a burn and bled. Both areas have left a scar.
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My daughter started using Huggies for about 4 days, started off red and now has a horrible burn, I have had to take her to the hospital because no ointment has helped. Open to discussing with a lawyer.
We recently used Huggies diapers just for bedtime because my son doesn’t get a diaper change during the night, so we wanted something super absorbent. He started developing a bad red rash that would look blistered and shiny and would be really itchy and bleed from itching (we tried to have him stop itching). We had to buy a special cream to treat it from our pediatrician. Once we stopped using the Huggies diapers and the ointment, it cleared up.
I used Huggies diapers back in 1987. and back then they gave my babies bad skin rashes that were horrible. I really had to treat the rashes with all kinds of medication and I stopped using them Had another child same thing. Great grandson used them. Rashes not a repeat my first time commenting
I used Huggies diapers back in 1987. and back then they gave my babies bad skin rashes that were horrible. I really had to treat the rashes with all kinds of medication and I stopped using them Had another child same thing. Great grandson used them. Rashes
My son had a severe chemical burn from huggies. His skin was wiping off and bleeding like crazy. I’ve tried reaching out to them because of how severe it was. The amount of doctors visits, creams and medicated ointments we have to use now and there’s no guarantee that his skin will be back to normal. I’m going on a month of creams and using a different brand and he still flinches with diaper changes. The sleepless nights from the pain, all of it. I’ve been documenting his burns as they heal, but his pediatrician said she had never seen anything like it. This happened in Utah.
We are literally going through this right now!!! My son has been to the doctors 10 times we were told it was a severe diaper rash, possible eczema or an unknown allergy we just bought new diapers tonight after losing all hope, he has had these rash looking burns for over 2 months! Add me Please
My grandson suffered from horrible rashes while he was in Huggies. My daughter will no longer use them.
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Took a picture for my proof. Me and Dad are damn near in tears scared it may hurt her! This is ridiculous! Any attorney feel free to contact me
IM SO ANGRY RIGHT NOW!!! Took a picture for my proof. Me and Dad are damn near in tears scared it may hurt her! This is ridiculous! Any attorney feel free to contact me