A French court has fined perfume giants including Chanel, Christian Dior and L'Oreal a total of 40 million euros ($53 million) for colluding to keep prices high.
— Read more at Chanel, Christian Dior and L'Oreal fined for keeping prices high. The appeals court was upholding a 2006 decision; also included in the decision were Guerlain, Sephora, Clinique, Estee Lauder, Issey Miyake, Jean Paul Gautier and Yves Saint Laurent, among others.
Prince, the flamboyant pop star with 10 platinum albums, should pay nearly $4 million in damages for welshing on his promise to promote a perfume named after his latest CD, a special referee in Manhattan concluded after conducting a four-day inquest on damages.
— From Referee Says Prince Should Pay $4 Million to Perfume Manufacturer at New York Law Journal.
A brand marketing company that brokered a deal for Britney Spears' fragrance line sued the singer and her father Wednesday, claiming the pair secured a new deal that stinks to the tune of more than $10 million.
— Read all about it at Britney Spears sued for $10M over fragrance deal at Yahoo News.
Pamela Core, an employee for the county department, has filed a complaint in Champaign County Common Pleas Court against two co-workers. Core is accusing the women of intentionally wearing a perfume called Japanese Cherry Blossom, despite knowing that the fragrance caused an allergic reaction that once required Core to visit the emergency room.
— From Woman says perfume sent her to hospital, sues co-workers at the Dayton Daily News. It's not clear why she is suing her co-workers and not her employer (see the recent case in Detroit). In other news, an Indiana mom is suing for a fragrance ban at her asthmatic son's school.
EBay, the most-visited U.S. e-commerce site, is liable for trademark breaches due to its active involvement in the pre- sale, sale and after-sale processes on its online platform, lawyers for L’Oreal told the European Court of Justice today. EBay uses L’Oreal trademarks as sponsored links to lead users to infringing perfumes and other cosmetics, according to L’Oreal.
— From EBay Liable for Leading Users to Fakes, L'Oreal Says at Bloomberg, with thanks to Emily for the link! For more background, see here and here.
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