Beiersdorf Moves To Squash Suit Alleging NIVEA Firming Lotion Is An Unapproved Drug
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Plaintiff claims that she and other Californians purchased a NIVEA skin-firming lotion “that, but for Defendant’s illegal conduct, would not have been on the market” due to its alleged unapproved drug status. This is her second amended complaint against Beiersdorf, the first having been dismissed in August 2015.
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