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Last week, EOS Products LLC announced that it would settle five proposed class action lawsuits that alleged its lip balm products caused consumers to suffer rashes and blisters.
Although the terms of the proposed EOS class action settlement have not been disclosed, the company says it will include a warning on the lip balm packaging and the product website. Further, the proposed EOS settlement will allow consumers who suffered adverse effects from the lip balm to file a claim for compensation.
EOS does not admit any liability and maintains that its products are safe. However, it agreed to the settlement to avoid the expense and uncertainty associated with ongoing litigation.
“Our products are safe – and this settlement confirms that,” EOS said in a statement. The company asserts that its ingredients are made with the highest-quality ingredients and meet or exceed all safety and quality standards in the industry. Further, EOS claims that its products are subject to rigorous safety testing.
Under the terms of the proposed EOS class action settlement, EOS will not change the formulation of its products.
The first EOS class action lawsuit was filed by plaintiff Rachael Cronin last month, after she allegedly experienced a host of adverse reactions after she used a flavored EOS lip balm. She alleges her lips felt like “sandpaper” within a few hours of using the EOS lip balm, and that she sought medical care after her lips began to crack, bleed and blister.
Cronin alleges her condition lasted about 10 days. She shared pictures of her face on Facebook which showed the extent of the adverse reaction she allegedly suffered due to the EOS lip balm. According to her EOS lip balm class action lawsuit, Cronin’s Facebook post “set off a frenzy of other responses from other individuals who shared the identical experience with EOS.”
EOS currently faces a total of five class action lawsuits that accuse it of manufacturing a defective and unreasonably dangerous product. If approved, the EOS lip balm settlement will resolve the five lawsuits.
Instructions on how to file a claim for the proposed EOS lip balm class action settlement were not immediately available. Keep checking TopClassActions.com or sign up for our free newsletter for the latest updates. You can also mark this article as a “Favorite” using your free Top Class Actions account to receive notifications when this article is updated.
The plaintiffs are represented by Mark J. Geragos, Ben J. Meiselas, Frida Hjort and Tina Glandian of Geragos & Geragos APC.
The EOS Lip Balm Class Action Lawsuits are Rachael Cronin v. EOS Products LLC, Case No. 2:16-cv-00235, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California; Caggiano v. EOS Products LLC, Case No. 1:16-cv-00408, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; Tipirneni v. EOS Products LLC, Case No. 2:16-cv-02022, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois; Everett v. EOS Products LLC, et al., Case No. 8:16-cv-00140, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida; and Bevins v. EOS Products LLC, Case No. 2:16-cv-00066, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
UPDATE: On July 29, 2017, the court denied the motion for preliminary approval. Top Class Actions will continue to provide updates as we learn more.
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24 thoughts onEOS Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Lip Balm ‘Blistering’ Claims
My daughter has suffered from itching, swelling, and blistered lips from this product. Please keep me informed…
Please let me know we’re to send pictures
We brought Eos for my ten year old her lips are sore and burning I can’t believe this
The cap also accumulates MOLD…its disgusting!!!!
How do I file? My son used this & his lips cracked so bad they bled & had a rash around his lips.
The claim form has not yet been made available to consumers. The settlement must receive preliminary approval first, and there is a hearing scheduled in December 2016. Please keep checking TCA for updates. We will let our viewers know as soon as the settlement website is active, and the claim form is available!
Thanks, I took my daughter to the dr and they couldn’t figure out what was wrong with her lips. They figured since she played softball, it was something in the grass, but that’s when she would really use the lip balm.
Ok thanks. Happened to me today. It’s awful. I look weird and my lips are so puffy and uncomfortable.
Where do u file
I as well have had the same problems with EOS 3 times this has happened….same thing was unaware about the lawsuit……the first time was 2014 then Nov 2015 and then this month I have pictures and it was VERY UNCOMFORTABLE…..AND EMBARRASSING…..my lips were all red and swollen and little tiny blisters covered my lips when blotting them felt like I was popping little water blisters….it was HORRIBLE……IT STARTED THIS LAST TIME ON THE 27th of May 2016……today it is the 31st of may…..they are just starting to get back to normal now they are all peeling and dry looking and the color were pale…..went to doctor on the 28th and they gave me a benedryl 50 mg….shot in arm..which now have a crazy BRUISE FROM SHOT…….the itching was the worst and the burning…..I used the pomegranate one from Christmas….the ones that you could personalize…..came with 3 of them and cool stickers…..used it for the past week…..then I used the mint one….felt like my lips were getting chapped…well boy was I wrong…..I would like to be apart of this class action lawsuit……I love the EOS…..but I will never use them again….my daughters have them.We have almost all of them……it has never happened to them…..I just really want this to be a big warning letting people know about this…and if it does happen it is HORRIBLE…..people look at you like you have something wrong with you….I did not want to leave the house……but I had to…..I have a full time Job…..please I need info on how to be apart of the lawsuit……
When will the claim form be open anyone know?
I had used EOS for over a year and then one day my lip swelled up. I didn’t even know there was a lawsuit going on about this. If I would have known about the lawsuit I would have thrown my EOS away.
How do I file for this I used this product for at least a year and it’s is all I use. I have similar s/s