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 โJ.F.โ 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.
โThe Product website states that the Productโs characteristics will ensure โmore quality time with babyโ and โhelp keep baby dry so they can giggle a little longer,โโ the Huggies class action states. โYet J.F. was very far from giggling after Plaintiff Morales applied the Product to him, and Plaintiff Morales did not consider the ensuing doctorโs visit to be quality time.โ
Morales claims that J.F.โs 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.
โI donโt know what happened to Huggies Snug and Dry, but the new version is horrid,โ one reviewer stated in an Amazon review. โMy 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 babyโs skin and eventually irritates and you have a diaper rash or worse.โ
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.
โWe 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,โ 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 attorneysโ 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
Add Me my grandson had the same problem
My granddaughter has experienced the same thing. I had heard about it & thought it couldnโt be true but after using them she developed a horrible rash in just hours. I discontinued use of them but did not throw them out. My husband put one on her tonight after her bath, not knowing not to use them & in just a couple of hours she had a horrible rash again. He immediately carried the box outside to the fire barrel. Please add me to this action. Thank you.
Please add me this happened to my youngest
How do we sign up to join the lawsuit?
Took me a while to figure out what was causing constant diaper rashes until it hit me with the diapers and changed never had diaper rashes again it was so bad it was bleeding like chemical burn her bottom is scarred cause of them I have several friends who has had same experience I now worn new mothers to be about not buying Huggies because of what they have done
ADD ME!
This happened to my son.
Ok and now itโs 2018 and still obviously a problem. I just brought my son to the doctors because of this. I had no idea. How can they keep selling them?
I received a box of huggies as a baby shower gift and after a 2 days of using them on my son i noticed redness on him i thought it was a rash but it didnt look like a normal rash after looking closer i noticed there were a few cuts and tiny shiny pieces of what looked like glass and after touching them they were hard and I am assuming thats what caused the cuts i discontinued use and will never use any huggies product again. Luckily he is healing but as a mother we should never have to worry about a diaper cutting our children.
After using huggies my granddaughter is experiencing the same problems. I noticed it but didnโt want to believe it was the huggies. Ive been using Boudreauxโs butt paste. It is one of the most expensive diaper rash ointments and works really well. It works for a few days and comes right back so i reasearched and found this and have come to the conclusion that i will not be using huggies again. I was just checking to complain when i saw this class action suite.
How can I file a claim I have toddler twin daughters & I bought these by the 2 since their birth
Two of my babies got burned by these diapers and needed medical attention.