Plaintiffs in Dismissed Talc Class Action Suit File Appellate Brief, Say Purchase of Product Establishes Standing

TRENTON, N.J. –– Plaintiffs appealing the dismissal of their talcum powder class action lawsuit have filed an appellate brief in the 3rd Circuit, arguing that recent case law out of that appellate court supports their position that a consumer’s purchase of a product based on allegedly deceptive behavior constitutes injury-in-fact.

In the appellate brief, filed Jan. 5 in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, the plaintiffs maintained that they have Article III standing to sue the defendants since they would not have purchased the talcum powder products if they had included truthful advertising.

The Estrada complaint –– filed by Mona …