SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit against Merck & Co. Inc. that claimed it overcharged for Coppertone sunscreen products with sun protection factors above 55.

The plaintiff argued that SPF values placed on Merck’s sunscreen products and their premium pricing mislead consumers into believing they are purchasing proportionally superior sun protection when they are not, according to the order filed Nov. 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.