Belfiore v. Procter & Gamble Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that the plaintiff consumers in various class actions “allege that they paid a premium for ‘flusha-ble’ wipes” in part because the wipes were advertised as “flushable”
• noting that when deciding whether to stay or dismiss, “the paramount concern is that the deferral not work as a time-bar” (quoting Johnson v. Nyack Hosp., 86 F.3d 8, 11 (2d Cir. 1996))
• discussing the preemption of New York’s prohibition on class actions seeking statutory damages by the federal rules
• referring “[t]he issue of an appropriate definition of ‘flushable’ wipes and related issues” to the FTC and staying the case pending those proceedings
• staying its decision on class certification, but noting that it “would give favorable consideration to certifying a 23(b)(2
• finding commonality where plaintiffs alleged a price premium injury stemming from the labeling of wipes as “flushable”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mantikas ex rel. Situated v. Kellogg Co.
  Second Circuit· 2018-12-11· cited 152×
• Casey v. Odwalla, Inc.
  S.D. Illinois· 2018-09-19· cited 60×
• Andrews v. Blick Art Materials, LLC
  E.D. New York· 2017-08-01· cited 57×
• Davis v. Hain Celestial Grp., Inc.
  E.D. New York· 2018-04-03· cited 55×
• Berni v. Barilla S.P.A. v. Schulman
  Second Circuit· 2020-07-08· cited 51×
• Kurtz v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.
  E.D. New York· 2017-03-27· cited 48×
• Canale v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  S.D. New York· 2017-06-23· cited 46×
• Daniel v. Mondelez Int'l, Inc.
  E.D. New York· 2018-02-26· cited 43×
• Bowring v. Sapporo U.S.A., Inc.
  E.D. New York· 2017-02-10· cited 28×
• Goldemberg v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2016-10-04· cited 28×
• City of Perry v. Procter & Gamble Co.
  S.D. New York· 2016-05-19· cited 21×
• Jensen v. Cablevision Sys. Corp.
  E.D. New York· 2019-02-27· cited 18×
• Belfiore v. Procter & Gamble Co.
  E.D. New York· 2015-10-22· cited 16×
• In re Dial Complete Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation
  D. New Hampshire· 2015-12-08· cited 14×
• Reed v. 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc.
  E.D. New York· 2018-08-24· cited 12×
• Hughes v. Ester C Co., NBTY
  E.D. New York· 2016-09-30· cited 12×
• In re Kind LLC \Healthy & All Natural\ Litig.
  S.D. Illinois· 2018-03-02· cited 10×
• In re Amla Litig.
  S.D. Illinois· 2018-07-31· cited 9×
• Armstrong v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
  E.D. New York· 2017-02-17· cited 4×
• Kurtz v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.
  E.D. New York· 2016-06-28· cited 2×

Cites

93 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 18,491×
• Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor
  Supreme Court· 1997-06-25· cited 4,991×
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
  Supreme Court· 2011-06-20· cited 4,653×
• Hanna v. Plumer
  Supreme Court· 1965-04-26· cited 2,853×
• Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1996-06-24· cited 1,834×
• Comcast Corp. v. Behrend
  Supreme Court· 2013-03-27· cited 1,534×
• Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds
  Supreme Court· 2013-02-27· cited 1,424×
• Oswego Laborers' Local 214 Pension Fund v. Marine Midland Bank, N. A.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1995-02-14· cited 1,009×
• Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1980-06-02· cited 848×
• Myers v. Hertz Corp.
  Second Circuit· 2010-10-27· cited 803×
• Reiter v. Cooper
  Supreme Court· 1993-03-08· cited 660×
• Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Co.
  Supreme Court· 2010-03-31· cited 619×
• Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co.
  Supreme Court· 1972-03-01· cited 553×
• Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1976-06-07· cited 497×
• Orlander v. Staples, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2015-09-16· cited 442×
• In Re \Agent Orange\ Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381
  Second Circuit· 1987-04-21· cited 411×
• Robidoux v. Celani
  Second Circuit· 1993-03-10· cited 379×
• Burlington Northern Railroad v. Woods
  Supreme Court· 1987-02-24· cited 373×
• Small v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1999-10-26· cited 346×
• Gina Glazer v. Whirlpool Corporation
  Sixth Circuit· 2013-07-18· cited 325×