ZO skin suit
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Prescription skin care firm Obagi Medical Products' motion to dismiss anti-competitive claims by ZO Skin Health was rejected by a Los Angeles County Superior Court in a written opinion July 26, ZO Skin Health announces July 27. A trial date is set for February 2011. In denying OMP's motion, the court stated that "the moral blame attached to the defendant's conduct sufficiently relates to violating laws of free competition" and "the closeness of the connection between the defendant's conduct and the injury suffered is clear." ZO Skin Health, which markets dermatologist Dr. Zein Obagi's retail skin care products, filed suit in January challenging OMP's practices, including efforts to prevent ZO from marketing a new non-prescription skin care line (1"The Rose Sheet" Jan. 11, 2010, In Brief). Obagi founded Worldwide Products Distribution, a firm that later formed the core of OMP, in 1988