Sanofi Must Face Class Claims of Icy Hot Defect in State Court

Sanofi Inc. and subsidiary Chattem Inc. improperly pulled a class action alleging the Icy Hot Applicator causes pain and burns into federal court, the Central District of California held.

The companies didn’t convince the court that the amount in controversy in the suit reaches the $5 million threshold required for federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act.

Ruthie Martin filed the class action in California state court alleging violations of California consumer law on behalf of hundreds of thousands of class members. Chattem invoked federal jurisdiction under CAFA.

It argued that its sales to retailers in California during the ...