Munchkin, Inc. Wins More Than $13 Million In False Advertising Dispute Against Playtex

/PRNewswire/ -- Munchkin, Inc., leading designer and manufacturer of infant and toddler products, today announced the company has received a favorable jury verdict and a $13.492 million damages award in its false advertising lawsuit against Playtex Products, LLC ("Playtex"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energizer Holdings, Inc., and maker of the Diaper Genie®. NORTH HILLS, Calif., July 26, 2012 (Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120614/LA24478LOGO)On July 20, 2012, a federal jury found that Playtex's advertising of its Diaper Genie Elite as "Proven #1 In Odor Control" was literally false, and that Playtex deliberately sought to deceive consumers. The jury further found that Playtex's