Target’s Motions To Strike And Dismiss Denied In Greenwashing Class Suit

(September 30, 2024, 10:34 AM EDT) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge in Minnesota denied two motions filed by Target Corp. seeking to strike and dismiss putative class allegations that the retailer misleads consumers with its “Target Clean” labeling on beauty products even though the manufacturers of the products and other retailers don’t identify the products as “clean” or “free from unwanted” ingredients, noting that while “some of Target’s arguments present a close call, that Court concludes that, at this stage and in light of the detailed allegations in the Complaint, dismissal is not appropriate.”...