Kenvue Consumer Advances Fraud Suit Over ‘Oil-Free’ Products

Kenvue Brands LLC failed to escape a proposed class action alleging some of its skincare products are falsely marketed as “oil-free.”

The consumer who brought the suit adequately alleged that Kenvue “misled reasonable consumers by labeling the products ‘oil-free,’” Judge John F. Kness of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said Wednesday, partially denying a motion to dismiss.

Norah Flaherty provided a definition and description of what she, like other reasonable consumers, would believe to be oils based on the way they look, feel, and interact with water, Kness said. She also lists each product’s ...