March 17, 2026
A group of consumers asked a New Jersey federal judge Monday to preliminarily sign off on an $11 million class settlement with International Flavors and Fragrances Inc., which the consumers called an "icebreaker" deal cut in sprawling price-fixing antitrust litigation against four major fragrance ingredient makers.
February 09, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice told a New Jersey federal judge Monday that it had closed its criminal probe looking for an anticompetitive conspiracy among fragrance giants, meaning its continued presence in private price-fixing litigation against the companies was no longer necessary.
October 17, 2025
A proposed class of direct purchasers asked a New Jersey federal judge Friday to preliminarily sign off on International Flavors and Fragrances Inc.'s $26 million settlement, the first "icebreaker" deal cut in sprawling price-fixing antitrust litigation against four major fragrance ingredient makers.
June 30, 2025
A New Jersey federal court on Monday granted the U.S. Department of Justice permission to intervene in a case against several fragrance companies after enforcers said they need to protect an ongoing criminal probe of the industry over a conspiracy to reduce competition.
June 13, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it is investigating potential price-fixing in the fragrance industry and asked a New Jersey federal judge for permission to intervene in litigation accusing fragrance giants of conspiring to reduce competition, saying it needs to protect the criminal investigation.
July 05, 2024
Buyers accusing fragrance giants of conspiring to reduce competition told a New Jersey federal court this week their allegations were bolstered by the European Commission's discovery of a senior employee's deleted WhatsApp messages during an investigation of potential anticompetitive activity in the industry.
April 09, 2024
Four international fragrance giants urged a New Jersey federal court to toss a proposed class action accusing them of conspiring to reduce competition in the multibillion-dollar fragrance market, saying plaintiffs are struggling to point to any price-fixing agreement.
November 27, 2023
A New Jersey federal judge has appointed Nussbaum Law Group PC, Korein Tillery PC and Hausfeld LLP as co-lead interim counsel in an antitrust suit against fragrance manufacturers, rejecting a bid from other firms led by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP for the roles.
August 10, 2023
A trio of firms including Cohen Milstein accused rival firms vying to be lead plaintiffs' counsel in an antitrust suit against fragrance manufacturers of trying to "stuff the ballot box," saying a Lieff Cabraser declaration in support of the rivals is just the latest attempt to inappropriately place a finger on the scale.
July 26, 2023
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll LLP and Calcagni & Kanefsky PLLC are asking a New Jersey federal court to name them co-lead counsel and liaison counsel rather than a competing group in a proposed class action against an alleged cartel of fragrance manufacturers.