Judge Won’t Dismiss Class Action About Walmart’s Lidocaine Pain Products

Mealey's (April 12, 2023, 8:26 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge has denied a motion by Walmart Inc. to dismiss a class action alleging that it misrepresents that lidocaine pain patches and creams contain a “maximum strength” dose of the drug and that a “stay-put flexible patch” that “lasts up to 12 hours” does not stay on consumers’ skin for as long as promoted....