Heagney et al v. John Paul Mitchell Systems

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:23-cv-00687

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Vince Chhabria

Firms

  1. May 15, 2025

    Paul Mitchell Buyers Near Cert. In Cruelty-Free False Ad Suit

    A California federal judge indicated on Thursday that he'd likely certify a Golden State class of Paul Mitchell customers who allege the hair care products maker deceptively concealed its animal testing in China while touting its U.S. products as cruelty-free.

  2. August 03, 2023

    Judge Says No Point In Blocking 'Cruelty Free' Label

    A California federal judge said hair care company John Paul Mitchell can't escape allegations it secretly tested its products on animals but he declined to bar it from adding "cruelty free" to labels, saying "now that consumers know what they know, why would they even think about purchasing the same products from Paul Mitchell again?"

  3. April 18, 2023

    Paul Mitchell Says Animal Testing Allegation Is Speculation

    Hair product maker John Paul Mitchell Systems asked a California federal court to drop a proposed class action alleging the company secretly tests its products on animals to access the Chinese market, saying the suit boils down to "rank speculation."

  4. February 16, 2023

    Paul Mitchell Broke No-Animal-Test Vow For China, Suit Says

    Customers on Thursday accused hair product maker John Paul Mitchell Systems of submitting products to animal testing to access the Chinese market despite consistently promoting the company as being against testing and marking packaging with "Never Animal Tested" and similar claims.