Brita Defeats Appeal Over Filters’ Contaminant Removal Deception

Brita Products Co. convinced a federal appeals court Thursday to uphold the dismissal of a proposed class action alleging the company duped customers into thinking its water filters removed hazardous contaminants below lab detectable limits.

“Knowledge of the Products’ limitations is consistent with the disclosures Brita did make,” Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw wrote for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Plaintiff Nicholas Brown alleged Brita’s labeling failed to conspicuously say the filters don’t remove or reduce contaminants to below lab detection labels. But the filters come with data sheets that contain detailed information about the exact contaminants ...