August 26, 2013
Avon Products Inc. on Friday escaped a class action in California federal court accusing the cosmetics giant of deceiving consumers by marketing its products as cruelty-free while engaging in animal testing in China and other foreign countries.
August 13, 2013
Avon Products Inc. urged a California federal judge on Friday not to certify a class action alleging the cosmetics giant lied to customers by hiding the fact it conducts animal testing in foreign countries.
December 13, 2012
A California federal judge on Wednesday refused to throw out allegations that Avon Products Inc. lied to customers by hiding the fact that it conducts animal testing in foreign countries, saying plaintiffs sufficiently pled that Avon fraudulently concealed that it tests on animals.
June 04, 2012
A California federal judge on Friday disqualified all plaintiffs' attorneys in a proposed false advertising class action against Avon Products Inc., ruling one of them had learned too much inside information while defending Avon as a partner at Paul Hastings LLP.
May 21, 2012
Avon Products Inc. urged a California federal judge Monday to disqualify the law firm of a plaintiff pursuing class action allegations over purportedly false animal testing claims, saying one of its lawyers learned confidential information defending Avon when he worked at Paul Hastings LLP.