MDL Panel determined that too few of the acne cream benzene exposure lawsuits name more than one defendant or product at a time to justify establishing centralized pretrial proceedings.
Following challenges regarding the fairness of a sunscreen class action settlement, an appeals court has overturned the agreement and sent the case back to the Southern District of Florida
At least 29 lawsuits have been filed over the presence of benzene in acne products, which are currently spread throughout 10 different federal court districts nationwide.
Independent researchers found high levels of benzene in acne creams containing benzoyl peroxide, including Clean and Clear and Neutrogena.
Lawsuit alleges teenage girl developed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) from recalled Neutrogena suncreen, after regularly spraying aerosol products on her body that contained benzene and other cancer-causing chemicals.
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to give class members full refunds, to remove certain ingredients from its aerosol products, and to conduct better benzene testing as part of the spray sunscreen lawsuit settlement
The sunscreen benzene warning comes after several aerosol skin protection products were recalled due to high levels of the cancer-causing chemical.
Johnson & Johnson recalled Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreen aerosol products after an independent pharmacy discovered they contained high amounts of benzene.
The details and final approval of the Aveeno and Neutrogena settlement agreement is expected later this month.
Benzene in recalled sunscreen linked to increased risk of cancer and other health concerns, according to allegations raised in class action lawsuits
