Coty/Rimmel Targeted With Suit Over Lash Accelerator Claims
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Lawsuit seeking class-action status against Coty alleges that lengthening and multiplying claims for the firm’s Rimmel London Lash Accelerator are “false, misleading and are reasonably likely to deceive the public.”
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