Skin Care Product Deception Suit Resolved, Claims Dropped

Two consumers have resolved their individual claims alleging Peter Thomas Roth LLC deceptively touted “Water Drench” and “Rose Stem Cell” skin products, a filing in a California federal court said.

Kari Miller and Samantha Paulson alleged the companies misled consumers into thinking the Rose Stem Cell products are capable of repairing, regenerating, and rejuvenating human skin. And they alleged the “Water Drench” products can’t deliver on their promise that the active ingredient, hyaluronic acid, will draw moisture from the atmosphere into the user’s skin and hold 1,000 times its weight in water for up to 72 hours.

Earlier this year, ...