Cosmetics Sector Increasingly Popular Class-Action Target During H1 2014
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
From January to June 2014, complaints against cosmetics firms accounted for 11% of total U.S. filings alleging unfair and deceptive acts and practices, compared with 7% in 2013, according to law firm Bryan Cave LLP. Most often filed in California state and federal courts, complaints target “natural” and performance claims, among others identified in a “Rose Sheet” infographic.
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