SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Elizabeth Bodle filed a federal class action complaint on October 4 in the Northern District of California against Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. for unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices and false advertisement.
According to the complaint, Bodle was recently diagnosed with acute myloid leukemia (AML) and became suspicious as to why she would be diagnosed with such a deadly disease in her early 50s and in otherwise very good health. Through online research, she learned that a human carcinogen was recently found present in a large number of popular sunscreens.
Plaintiff is an avid user of sunscreen and her preferred brand is Neutrogena, which is sold by Johnson & Johnson. Recent independent scientific testing, confirmed by Johnson & Johnson through a massive nationwide recall, has revealed that several of Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena sunscreen products contain dangerous and unacceptable levels of benzene, a known human carcinogen, the suit claims.
Bodle is represented by Lawrence G. Papale.
U.S. District Court Northern District of California- San Francisco Division case number 4:21-cv-07742-DMR