CARY, NC, August 15, 2018-

INDA, the Association of Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, today announced that the City of Wyoming, Minnesota dismissed its suit against several flushable wipes manufacturers in which the City  alleged damages to the municipal infrastructure from flushable wipes.  According to court documents filed in the lawsuit, it appears that the City had not experienced any damage caused by any clogs, increased maintenance costs, operational issues, or incurred any costs associated with the repair and/or replacement of any equipment caused by flushable wipes.  Notably, Wyoming agreed to drop its lawsuit without receiving any compensation. 

This action follows that in 2017 when the City of Perry, Iowa settled a similar suit against flushable wipes manufacturers without receiving any compensation for any alleged damages.  In 2016, two of the defendants in the Perry case were able to resolve another flushable wipes class action lawsuit in Florida (Sweeney v. Kimberly-Clark, et al.), where the consumer Plaintiffs also agreed to drop the class action lawsuit without compensation.

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