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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620 thoughts onHuggies Class Action Says Snug & Dry Diapers Cause Rash
I used this brand of diaper on my daughter during the 1990’s and had the same issue. She developed what the Dr. called severe yeast infections that took a long time to clear up, including the use of Lotirmin and antibiotics. After changing diaper brands I realized it was the brand of diapers. Knowing what I know now I would have never used this brand to begin with as it caused my daughter to have such severe pain that diaper changing was a nightmare as she couldn’t be touched without it being painful and bathing her caused her to howl in pain. I hope people dealing with this now are compensated as there was nothing I could do for my daughter other than switching diaper brands.
Omg we use these and have had the same problems!
My grandson has had the same issues… switched to Walmart brand Parents Choice and rash cleared up. We spent lots on Huggies and desiring and even RX creams.
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Please add me as I have 9 packs of diapers I can no longer use because they have given my son a horrible diaper rash now! We have used huggies since birth but now we cant
Yes my twin girls both have had nasty rashes from these! Very painful for them. Threw out several boxes after I figured out it was the diapers. And I surely wasn’t going to give them to someone and have their baby have the same thing. Please add me
I think someone is getting it twisted with other diapers that are actually causing this such rash like Luvs or Up and Up
Huggies is not a problem for mine. Make sure you keep your diapers separate from each other so you can tell actually which diapers are causing the rash
I don’t buy other brands besides pampers and can’t confuse snug and dry to a
pampers cruiser .they don’t look alike at all.snug and dry size 3 and up are poorly made and the chemicals in the diaper where burning my baby’s butt. I kept saying it must of been a bad pack and bought them again nope same problem again.
I’ve used Huggies since my youngest has been born. No problems. I had problems with other brand with my other children it’s not the brand. Not all children can use the same diapers. But to sue them over it. Use another brand.
My daughter is Two and a half now but for the last 8 months I’ve been taking her to the hospital and doctor repeatedly over severe diaper rashes which required antibiotics numerous different creams even shots and they still couldn’t figure out what was going on but now this makes alot of since. I bet I have 20 different doctor visit just for a severe rash I recently switched to the Huggies Little Movers slip ons which for some reason they no longer make now so I had to go back to the Huggies snug n dry diapers which cause another rash two months ago so I tried the Huggies Little Movers and so far they are ok please add me I have a Year’s worth of recorded doctors visits over severe rashes and the only thing I have in common with these people is using Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers thank you
Add me please !!! Same thing
Had the same issue with our daughter when using these diapers. I contacted Huggies and told them about the issue and how my pediatrician confirmed it was the diapers causing the painful rash. I had a near new box of 140…and asked for a refund. Was told that Huggies does not provide refunds, and to just throw them away. Not pleased at all.