First Settlement Announced in BPA Products Liability Litigation

Walters Bender Strohbehn & Vaughan, PC, is pleased to announce a landmark settlement with Philips Electronics Corporation North America in the In re Bisphenol-A (BPA) Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1897 (W.D. Mo.), a multi-district litigation pending in the Western District of Missouri. The Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement on January 7, 2011. Philips sold Avent brand plastic baby bottles and sippy cups that contained the chemical BPA. Plaintiffs alleged that Philips and several other manufacturers were liable for breach of warranty, violations of deceptive trade practices statutes and unjust enrichment when they failed to disclose to consumers that the baby bottles and sippy cups contained BPA and that there are health risks associated with BPA exposure. The proposed class-wide settlement provides refunds and/or vouchers to Class Members who purchased (or received as a gift) Avent or Philips Avent branded baby bottles and sippy cups that contained BPA, as well as provides for significant injunctive relief.

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BPA Settlement Website
Stipulation of Settlement
Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement