Clinique Acne Products
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that products were safe when they contained, or were at risk of containing, the carcinogen benzene
August/September 2014: Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this lawsuit When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed.
April 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Estee Lauder alleging that the company misleadingly markets products in its LAB Series skincare for men collection. Among other things, plaintiffs claim that the company represents that products – including MAX LS Instant Eye Lift and MAX LS Age-Less Face Cream – will prevent and repair the signs of aging when, in reality, the ingredients in the products cannot provide the promised results. (Manouchehri et al v. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. and Aramis Inc., Case No. 14-cv-01064, S. D. CA.).
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Allegations: Misleadingly representing that products were safe when they contained, or were at risk of containing, the carcinogen benzene
Allegations: False oil-free claims
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that cosmetics contain “probiotic technology” when they don’t contain any probiotics
August 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. April 2018: A class-action…
A class-action lawsuit alleging that Estée Lauder falsely advertises cosmetics was voluntarily dismissed in October 2013. The July 2012 complaint alleges that Estée Lauder falsely markets that it does not…
September 2015: After a federal judge dismissed the breach of contract claim in this lawsuit, the named plaintiff voluntarily dismissed all of the claims When a complaint is dismissed with…
April 2013: The named plaintiff’s state law claims, the only ones remaining after a motion for class certification was denied in February 2013, were dismissed because the court did not…
February 2013: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed.…
Brands and their paid endorsers cash in at the music festival, sans disclosure.
NAD tells cosmetics company to turn down the volume (claims).
Skin lightening creams — also called fade creams, brightening creams, skin-tone correctors, or bleaching creams — are designed to reduce skin discoloration or hyperpigmentation caused by sun exposure, age, disease,…
The ASA has ordered Clinique to stop running an allegedly misleading UK TV advertisement for Even Better Eyes.