TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME MEDICAL MONITORING PROGRAM FUNDED BY TAMBRANDS, PLAYTEX
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME MEDICAL MONITORING PROGRAM FUNDED BY TAMBRANDS, PLAYTEX Family Products is sought by plaintiffs in a class action suit filed against the firms in Kansas U.S. District Court on May 25. The suit asks that Tambrands and Playtex "be ordered to create a medical monitoring fund" to monitor the health of women who have used the firms' products containing "highly absorbent viscose rayon" and have developed toxic shock syndrome (TSS). The complaint also argues that the two companies should "pay for all medical expenses caused by" what the plaintiffs consider to be "wrongdoing."