In a fairness hearing on October 14th, the Court gave final approval to a proposed class action settlement in Pineda vs. Lake Consumer Products, Inc. (5:24-cv-01074-CH), filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Conlee Whiteley was appointed as one of three class counsel for this class settlement. The settlement reflects months of careful negotiation and extensive documentation prepared and filed by our team and provides an important path toward fair compensation for individuals who purchased coal tar shampoo products alleged to have contained benzene, as well as injunctive relief requiring testing and limiting the amount of coal tar placed within future products.
The order granting final approval can be found below.