US: Wrigley reaches settlement in Eclipse case

By: Petah Marian | 7 July 2010

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against gum giant Wrigley in the US, where the confectioner had claimed its Eclipse products had germ-killing properties.

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A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against gum giant Wrigley in the US, where the confectioner had claimed its Eclipse products had germ-killing properties.

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