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
My baby has a horrible rash! I just realized it’s the diapers, I had no idea what was going on. Thank God I figured it out. I will never buy Higgins again how can they still sell?
I usually buy target brand diapers. But I could not make it to the Walmart. So I decided to go to my local store and they had Huggies. Within two days my daughter developed a chemical burn. My daughter never had a diaper rash. And I do not leave her diapers on long. I immediately took the diaper off , treated her and got some target brand diapers. These are our precious babies that are being harmed by these diapers. We do not know if this will cause reproductive problems in the feature. Huggies should be penalized and out of business.
My Daughter is 18 months old and keeps getting this Extremely irritated rash that just makes even me as a Father cry trying to clean up her poops or pee’s. Terribly saddened every time me or my Fiancé changes her ever since we switched to Huggies Snug & Dry! We couldn’t think of the reasoning in these ridiculous rashes to keep showing up no matter the medications or coconut oils it wouldn’t go away! Then I saw a Facebook post about this lawsuit on the very Same diapers we switched to a few months prior! This is Something that no Parent nor child should have to go through all so a few people can make a few extra millions! Not only should these defective products be removed from every shelf but they should be shut down indefinitely for the Crimes they are still committing to this day! We are all Tax paying citizens of this country that payed good hard earned money for diapers that are supposed to keep our a children as COMFORTABLE as possible during these hectic infant and toddler stages! Add me to the list please! Curtis Allen Stevens III ! (Daughter) Naylani Taylor Stevens
My daughter also had severe diaper rash yesterday and today. She cried a lot and scream. She used huggies in the past few days. I bought these diaper from Amazon Canada.
Where’s that group “one million moms” when u actually need em. Please help stop Huggies from selling abrasive abusive baby diapers & destroying our babies innocent bodies world wide. Call the hotline they pretend they don’t know anything I myawlf have called 3 times never recieved my meesley compensation cards they promised me on November. 1-877-648-2484 $ is not the issue its our babies I care about money yours and every bodies world wide that are being harmed a daily due to Hughie’s & their failure to acknowledge parents of their very high potential harm.
Our daughter is 8 months old. We have used mostly luvs since she was born. We got a box of Huggies last week and immediately noticed diaper rash. At first I thought it was just normal diaper rash, as she doesn’t ever have it I didn’t realize the differences. Last night being day 3 our daughter has what looks more like a chemical burn in the shape of the diaper. She screamed to touch it and needless to say we rushed out to get our normal brand of luvs. Huggies seems to be more hurting babies, rather then helping them. We are horribly disappointed!
My Granddaughter has been taken to the emergency room twice once at 3 months and today at 7 months due to a severe rash/reaction that both times has came within 12 hours of using Huggies lol snugglers and this time Huggies snug & dry.. She screams and cries both times they were used as back up diapers and I feel so bad it makes me wanna cry.. Please add me to the list
My son has experienced the same thing with huggies snug and dry. Boughtbthem in November 2019 in Calgary Alberta. Huge red burns all over his scrotum and bum. Little clear gel beads broke out of the diapers and it’s not from leaving him in a wet diaper. I change him very frequently! Super disappointed and upset. This needs to be stopped.
Please add me to the list
My son has rash from huggies . I see thousands of parents complaining now about Huggies. Why are these allowed top be continued to be sold. When I call Huggies they act like they had no idea about anything and instead told me well a lot of people buy them
Uea the people who do not know these diapers are the caused of their babies outbreaks until It is too late. Something needs to be done ASAP babies are being tortured 24 hours a day 7 days a week until it is too late please help these innocent babies & pread the word and take the manufacturer down! She was sued years ago by a woman named morales and nothing has yet to be done except they changed the outside design from Winnie the pooh to mixkie mouse. They are the same harmful product and this is not fuc**** fair for our babies !!!!!!!!!!!!!! They must be stopped !!!!!!!
PIECE OF SHIT DIAPERS HOW ARE THESE STILL BEING SOLD. THEY CAUSE PROVLENS FOR EVERY CHILD AND BABY! PAINFUL RED BLISTERING RASHES BEWARE!! I WAS SUPPOSE TO GET 2 VIDA GIFTCARDS AFTER I CALLED AND COMPLAINED TWICE, NEVER RECIEVED ANY THING. OK.
It’s ridiculous that these are on the shelves for people to buy. My mom bought the wrong diapers and I decided to use them anyway. Huge mistake! Our babies, a baby boy who’s 1 1/2 and a baby girl who was 7 months old at the time, couple of months ago both got what looked like burns after one diaper! The boy got a horrible burn/blister around the talebone area and the girl was her private area!! This is unreal
THIS IS WHY MY BABY HAS A RASH THAT I CAN NOT GET RID OF?!?!?! Wtf?!?! I CHANGE HER FREQUENTLY, SO I DIDNT KNOW WTF WAS GOING ON!!! IM BURNING THOSE MFS IN THE MORNING!!! SORRY SACKS OF SHIT NEED TO STOP SELLING THESE ASAP!!!!!!