Judge Dismisses Contact Lens Solution Class Action

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A federal judge has dismissed a class action that sought to represent all Renu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution users who claimed they suffered economic loss as a result of the manufacturer's decision to recall the product after it was linked to a rare eye infection. In re Bausch & Lomb Inc. Contact Lens Solution Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1785 (D. S.C.).

Judge David C. Norton, the South Carolina U.S. District Court Judge overseeing the contact lens solution MDL, ruled Oct. 11 that the complaint filed on behalf of the putative class fails to support their …