Allergan Can't Duck Class Action Over Cream Cancer Risks

Unfortunately, the full-text is behind a subscription-wall. Link here. Excerpt:

'A California federal judge on Friday {5 September 2014} refused to throw out a proposed class action claiming an Allergan Inc. subsidiary concealed from consumers that its anti-aging creams derived from human foreskin cells pose a cancer risk, finding the products could be considered drugs that haven’t received government approval.

In an order mostly denying the defendants’ motion to dismiss, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ruled plaintiff Josette Ruhnke’s complaint sufficiently alleged that the sale of SkinMedica Inc.’s line of “Tissue Nutrient Solution” products containing the compound “NouriCel”...'

The story's a bit dated but still current. For more information and with inquiries about the suit, including to join it, go here.