Bahamas Surgery Center, LLC v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation et al.

  1. September 12, 2016

    Med Center Slams Kimberly-Clark's Bid To Escape Gown Suit

    A California medical center on Friday blasted Kimberly-Clark Corp.'s bid to shake federal court litigation accusing it of lying about the effectiveness of some hospital gowns, arguing that the request is without merit because there is plenty of evidence to support the claims.

  2. August 26, 2016

    Kimberly-Clark Surgical Gown Buyers Near Cert. In Safety Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday tentatively ruled that a California medical center and other buyers of Kimberly-Clark surgical gowns can proceed as a class on claims the manufacturer failed to disclose to customers that some gowns had failed industry safety tests.

  3. August 08, 2016

    Medical Center Seeks Class Cert. In Kimberly-Clark Gown Suit

    A California medical center that says Kimberly-Clark Corp. lied about the effectiveness of some hospital gowns asked a federal judge to certify three classes of gown purchasers, saying that none of them would have bought the products if Kimberly-Clark hadn't concealed their problems.

  4. July 11, 2016

    Kimberly-Clark Says Med Center Knew Risk Of Gowns

    Kimberly-Clark Corp. has asked a California federal court to free it from a medical center’s proposed class action alleging it lied about the effectiveness of some hospital gowns, saying it never ensured the gowns would protect wearers 100 percent of the time.

  5. June 09, 2016

    Medical Centers Try To Drop Out Of Hospital Gown Suit

    Two Southern California medical centers told a federal court Wednesday they wish to drop out of a proposed class action claiming Kimberly-Clark Corp. lied about its hospital gowns' effectiveness, although a Bakersfield surgery center intends to proceed with its claims.

  6. February 09, 2016

    Kimberly-Clark Says Doctor Can't Flee Surgical Gown Suit Now

    Kimberly-Clark on Tuesday slammed a physician's bid to remove himself from a $500 million proposed class action accusing the company of lying about the effectiveness of its hospital medical gowns, telling a California federal judge it was an attempt to avoid proof he never had standing to bring the lawsuit.

  7. March 02, 2015

    Kimberly-Clark Can't Duck Surgical Gown Suit, Plaintiff Says

    Kimberly-Clark Corp. improperly minimized testing showing that the gowns don't meet relevant industry standards, the plaintiff in a $500 million proposed class action accusing the company of overstating the gowns' protective qualities argued Friday in California federal court.

  8. February 09, 2015

    Kimberly-Clark Slams $500M Suit Over Surgical Gowns' Safety

    Kimberly-Clark Corp. on Friday urged a California federal judge to dismiss allegations it misrepresented the protective qualities of its surgical gowns, saying a $500 million proposed class action against it fails to allege any instances where the gown failed to protect health care workers from bacteria and viruses like Ebola.

  9. October 30, 2014

    $500M Suit Claims Kimberly-Clark Gowns Don't Stop Ebola

    Kimberly-Clark Corp. was hit with a $500 million proposed class action in California federal court on Wednesday by a surgeon alleging the company misrepresented the protective qualities of its medical gowns, which he claims can be penetrated by viruses like Ebola and bacteria.