This proposed class action has been brought against Gojo Industries Inc. and Gojo Canada Inc. (“Gojo”) on behalf of all individuals in Canada who have purchased at least one Purell hand sanitizing product that has a representation on its label regarding the efficacy of the hand sanitizer in killing germs.
The action alleges that Gojo made, and continues to make, false and misleading claims regarding the efficacy of Purell products contrary to the federal Competition Act. The lawsuit seeks, among other things, to recover for damages on behalf of Canadian consumers who purchased Purell products with the efficacy representations.
Updates related to this class action with appear here.
Any files or documents related to the case will be posted here. Feel free to download and retain these documents for your personal records.
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All persons in Canada who between January 1, 2012 and the date of the notice of certification of this proceeding as a class proceeding purchased one or more alcohol-based Purell products labelled with claims about their effectiveness, such as:
No. The action has yet to be authorized by the Court. If it is authorized, a person who fits within the Court’s definition of the Class is automatically included in the class action unless they follow the Court’s instructions on how to be excluded.
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This website will be regularly updated to provide class members additional information regarding the proposed proceeding.