Honest Company Heads For $1.55M Settlement In 'SLS-Free' Dispute
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Honest may be close to putting its legal woes behind it and chalking them up to growing pains, with proposed settlements notified in California and New York district courts. Plaintiffs have accused the firm of misleading consumers with deceptive "SLS-free," "natural" and other claims.
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