Procter & Gamble Defeats Exploding Dishwasher Pods Class Claims

Proctor & Gamble Co. convinced a federal judge to strike class claims in a suit alleging Cascade Platinum ActionPac dishwasher pods are defective due to a risk of explosion, but most of the plaintiff’s individual claims can proceed.

The US District Court for the District of South Carolina on March 22 granted P&G’s motion to strike class claims because the plaintiff didn’t show a class action was the superior way to resolve product liability, negligence, and warranty claims. The court denied P&G’s motion to dismiss most of the plaintiff’s individual claims.

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