P&G/Sassoon suit
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Vidal Sassoon's claims of breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud against Procter & Gamble are invalid, as both are contingent upon a fiduciary agreement which does not exist between the parties, P&G maintains in a Sept. 8 filing in a Los Angeles district court. Brief intended to support P&G's earlier motion to dismiss a complaint lodged by hair stylist Vidal Sassoon, filed in June (1"The Rose Sheet" Aug. 11, 2003, p. 5). The founder of the Vidal Sassoon brand had challenged P&G's efforts to dismiss the case in August, stating the firm's motion failed to meet legal standards for the action. The motion to dismiss is scheduled to be heard by the court on Oct. 20...