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Kimberly-Clark Accused of False Ebola Protection Claims
By Sophia Pearson October 30, 2014
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB:US) was accused in a lawsuit by a Los Angeles surgeon of putting its ?monetary self interest? ahead of public safety by falsely claiming its medical gowns protect against Ebola when it knew they didn?t.
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Kimberly-Clark markets the gowns as impermeable even though the products failed industry tests, Shahinian said in the complaint. Last year, tests of the company?s gowns revealed that they allowed ?liquid and bacterial and viral pathogens? to penetrate the garments thus putting health-care workers and patients at risk, according to the complaint...
