Kimberly-Clark Facing Multiple Suits On Gown Issues
Executive Summary
A California court is allowing a class-action case filed by health-care professionals against the company to go forward, while competitor Medline files suit alleging false advertising. Kimberly-Clark allegedly promoted its MicroCool and Ultra surgical gowns as meeting high safety standards, even though they failed lab testing.
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