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Case ID: 3179 | Consumer Products | 09/20/2005
On March 30, 2005 the court granted final approval for a $175 million settlement in an action filed against major department stores and cosmetic makers on behalf of U.S. residents who purchased certain cosmetics and fragrances from the defendant department stores between May 29, 1994, and July 16, 2003. The action alleged that the stores and manufacturers conspired together to fix prices in violation of federal antitrust laws. Claims must be postmarked on or before March 26, 2004, to be considered valid.
This lawsuit involves products which are the full range of high-end, "prestige" or specialty beauty and cosmetic products and product lines, including color products such as foundation, eye shadow and lipstick; treatments such as skin creams and moisturizers; and fragrances, and which are sold primarily through department or specialty stores. The settlement does not include cosmetics and fragrance products sold through mass distribution channels, such as drug stores and warehouse outlets. If you purchased certain branded cosmetics (listed below) from any of the following stores during the period, you are a member of the class: Dillard's, Inc., Federated Department Stores, Inc., Gottschalks Inc., The May Department Stores Company, The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., Nordstrom, Inc., Saks Incorporated and Target Corporation. The stores that are included have various names: Dillard's, Maison Blanche, Gayfers, J.B. White, Castner Knott, Bacons, McAlpin's, Lion, Root's, The Jones Store Company, Joslins, Hennessy's, de Lendrecie's, Glass Block; Macy's East, Jordan Marsh, Macy's West, Bullock's, Rich's, Lazarus, Goldsmith's, Burdines, Bloomingdale's, The Bon Marche, Stern's, Broadway, Emporium, Weinstock's, Abraham & Strauss; Gottschalks, Gottschalks Inc. Harris-Gottschalks; Filene's, Kaufmann's, Lord & Taylor, Hecht's, Strawbridge's, Famous-Barr, The Jones Store, Foley's, Robinsons-May, Meier & Frank; Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus Direct, Neiman Marcus Online; Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, Façonnable; Saks Fifth Avenue, Parisian, Proffitt's, McRae's, Younkers, Herberger's, Carson Pirie Scott, Bergner's, Boston Store; Hudson's, Dayton's, Marshall Field's and Target. The following cosmetic and fragrance manufacturers were named in the action: Boucheron (USA), Ltd., Chanel, Inc., Christian Dior Perfumes, Inc., Clarins U.S.A., Inc., Conopco, Inc., The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Guerlain, Inc., L'Oréal USA, Inc. (formerly known as Cosmair, Inc.) and Parfums Givenchy, Inc. If you bought the following brand name products from one or more of the named stores during the applicable period, you may make a claim under the settlement: Boucheron, Sonia Rykiel, Christian Lacroix, Paul Smith, Issey Miyake, Jean Paul Gaultier; Chanel Colour, Precision Skincare, Chanel No. 1 Collection, Chanel Le Corps Actif, Allure, Chanel No. 5, Chanel No. 19, Chanel No. 22, Coco, Coco Mademoiselle, Chance, Allure for Men, Platinum Egoiste, Cristalle, Egoiste, Pour Monsieur, Technique Pour Homme, Anateus Pour Homme; Christian Dior Perfumes; Clarins, Thierry Mugler, Azzaro Paris; Calvin Klein, Obsession, Eternity, Escape, CK One, CK Be, Calvin Klein Color, Contradiction, Truth Calvin Klein, Calvin, Crave, Latitude Longitude, BCBGirls, Vera Wang, Chloe, Narcisse, Karl Lagerfeld, Lagerfeld Classic, Lagerfeld Man, Lagerfeld Woman, Lagerfeld Jako, KL, Photo, Sun Moon Stars, Cerruti (or Nino Cerruti), Cerruti 1881, Cerruti Image, Cerruti 1881 Amber, Valentino, Very Valentino, Valentino Gold, Vendetta, Elizabeth Arden, 5th Avenue, Blue Grass, Red Door, Sunflowers, True Love, Elizabeth Taylor Black Pearls, Elizabeth Taylor Passion, White Diamonds, Jean Louis Scherrer, Indian Nights/Nuits Indiennes, Visible Difference, Ceramides, Millennium; Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique Laboratories, Inc., Prescriptives, Origins Natural Resources, M.A.C., La Mer, Bobby Brown Cosmetics, Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries, Donna Karan Cosmetics, Aveda, Stila Cosmetics, Jo Malone, Kate Spade Beauty, Laboratoires Darphin, Michael Kors Fragrances; Guerlain; Biotherm, Helena Rubenstein, Kiehl's Since 1851, Lancôme, Shu Uemura, the Designer Fragrances, including Cacharelle, Giorgio Armani, Guy Laroche, Paloma Picasso, and Ralph Lauren; and Parfums Givenchy. The settlement will provide each class member with cosmetic or fragrance products with an approximate retail value of $18 to $25 per person. If you are a class member and wish to make a claim, you should register on the settlement website by using the link there to leave your email address or mailing address. You may also call 1-877-604-5776 and leave your name and mailing address. If you do so, upon approval of the settlement, you will be notified by email or postcard as to when the free products will be made available. If you would like more information on the settlement, you may call the phone number already provided, visit the settlement website, or write to: Cosmetics Antitrust Litigation Settlement Administrator
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