Judge Won’t Decertify ‘Orthodontic’ Pacifier Multi-State Class Action

( December 2, 2025, 1:40 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Dec. 1 denied motions for class decertification and for summary judgment filed by two companies that are accused of deceptively marketing pacifiers as “orthodontic” in violation of Illinois law, California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and the consumer protection laws of several other states, and denied Daubert motions to exclude experts filed by both the plaintiffs and the defendants....