Federal Judge Stays UCL Suit Pending FDA Finding On Whether Cream Is ‘New Drug’

Mealey's (October 14, 2019, 10:37 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California on Oct. 8 stayed a consumer’s lawsuit alleging L'Oréal’s USA Inc.’s marketing and sale of an eye repair cream is “unlawful” under California's unfair competition law (UCL) pending a determination by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding whether the cream is a “new drug” that must undergo approval (Kristen Brinkerhoff v. L'Oréal USA, Inc., No 18-2034, S.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175711)....