L’Oreal USA settled a putative class action in April that challenged Collagen Moisture Filler claims on L’Oreal skin-care product labels after New York’s Southern District denied its motion to dismiss. Algenist LLC on the other hand, prevailed in November 2022 in the same district in litigation concerning the truthfulness of “Advanced Anti-Aging” claims on Algenist Genius Collagen products.
L’Oreal USA, Inc. and Algenist, LLC both market skin-care products with Collagen in their names and front-label anti-aging claims, and both were sued in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York by consumer plaintiffs alleging false advertising.
L’Oreal Collagen Moisture Filler Day/Night Cream and L’Oreal Fragrance-Free Collagen Moisture Filler Daily Moisturizer were labeled with claims such as...
In complaint and response to motion to dismiss, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter’s and Alvaro Bedoya’s attorneys elaborate on Supreme Court ‘s 1935 decision, Humphrey’s Executor v. US. Administration attorneys, though, contend the ruling isn’t relevant to the current FTC.
A federal judge in the Southern District of New York denied Estee Lauder’s motion to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit filed by shareholders who said the company concealed its reliance on a gray market retail revenue stream, which ultimately caused sales and the stock price to plunge.
Despite questions surrounding the SEC rule, including disputes being litigated in the US Eighth Circuit, companies must prepare to meet the new climate disclosure requirements in addition to related mandates in California and abroad. Experts emphasize opportunities beyond compliance.
California authorities say predominance of retailers licensed to sell hemp are compliant with ban published effective on 3 October through emergency regulation. But hemp industry’s contesting the regulation in state court, arguing state authorities inappropriately used emergency action to change state law on hemp products legislature passed in 2021.
The Independent Beauty Association has launched an interactive Policy Map tracking state and federal bills and filtering by state or topic, pinpointing bills of great priority.
A new study on the safety of sunscreen filters relies on an alternative assessment methodology and concludes that six sunscreen UV filters are unlikely to be carcinogenic.
The US cosmetics industry, particularly small- and medium-sized businesses, should reach out to their representatives in Congress to encourage pressure on the US Food and Drug Administration to implement cosmetics reform, despite agency staff cuts.
