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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 baby has had a diaper rash for 6 weeks and this whole time I thought it was the wipes so we’ve been changing those. Tracked back my purchases and lo and behold I changed the Huggies diapers I was using, from little Snugglers to snug and dry. We have seen the Dr. 2 times for this problem and creams were not cutting it. I’m going back to the little Snugglers starting tonight already know I’ll see a difference. Please add my to this class action law suit! -An angry mother
My daughter is less than 7 weeks old and has now had 2 rashes severe (not mild) that we’ve taken her to the pediatrician because of it. We thought it was just sensitive skin wipes . Stopped using Huggies and started again and it came back, this is awful. Please add me
I bought Huggies on Thursday and Friday my baby started getting red not thinking any thing of it till Sunday she could not go to the bathroom without screaming in pain. She even cries for a bath, normal diaper rash feels better in the water that’s how I knew something was wrong.
Please add me
My 12 day old grandson has been to his pediatric with blisters full of puss and in so much pain they told us that it is from the Huggies little Snugglers diapers no person should have to go through this poor babies should have save product s for them to put on I think Huggies should take all there products off the shelf we are looking in to an attorney at this time
My daughter suffered from a real bad rash from using Huggies please add me to this settlement
Please add me to law suit my kids suffered bad rashes /burn from Huggies diapers.
Please Add Me To The Settlement My Son Is Only 3 Months And Has Had Reaction From These Diapers. I Also Thought It Was Initially A Rash & Was Treating It Incorrectly.
Please add me, I purchased for my granddaughter and she had a huge rash and was very irritated. Hard to see her go through that.
I bought Huggies on Thursday and Friday my baby started getting red not thinking any thing of it till Sunday she could not go to the bathroom without screaming in pain. She even cries for a bath, normal diaper rash feels better in the water that’s how I knew something was wrong.
My little boy is 3 weeks old,we have been using Hughes since day 1 everything I change him the diaper smells like chemicals, starting 4 days ago he started to get really red on his bum,last night his skin intensified to the point I couldn’t console him,I bought desiring and am switching diapers he has been in so much pain! PLEASE ADD ME TO THE CLASS ACTION SUIT,THIS IS HORRIBLE as a mother I am outraged and heartbroken!