LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Bayer is facing a suit over allegations the company is deceiving consumers by falsely labeling its Coppertone sunscreen products as "mineral-based" when they contain chemical-based ingredients.
Ethan Grider and Kevin Terry, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a complaint Dec. 5 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bayer Healthcare LLC, Bayer AG, and others alleging unfair and unlawful business acts and practices, deceptive advertising practices, violation of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act, breach of express warranty and unjust enrichment.
The plaintiffs allege in their complaint that Bayer is fraudulently passing off its Coppertone mineral-based sunscreen products as safe.
They claim Bayer's line of mineral-based formula sunscreens actually contain "harmful chemical-based ingredients" such as octisalate, octocrylene and octinoxate, chemicals that have shown to cause endocrine disruption, skin irritation and the production of free radicals.
"Defendants have reaped many millions of dollars through this fraudulent scheme based on a calculated business decision to put profits over people," the suit states.
The plaintiffs seek monetary relief, a trial by jury, interest and all other just and proper relief. They are represented by Shireen Clarkson, Ryan Clarkson, Celine Cohan of the Clarkson Law Firm PC in Los Angeles, California and Christopher Moon and Kevin Moon of Moon Law APC in San Diego, California.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California case number 2:19-CV-10342