Class action lawsuit against Dior lipstick
The use of lead in one of LVMH’s beauty products has earned the luxury goods giant a class action lawsuit. The complaint specifically refers to Dior Addict’s Positive Red lipstick.
Ruled by a court in Chicago, US. District Judge Elaine Bucklo declined LVMH’s appeal to withdraw the lawsuit brought by Pamela Stella on behalf of other class members — so that means the case will proceed.
“This is a very preliminary, procedural ruling in a lawsuit based on claims that are entirely without merit. We will continue to vigorously defend against [the] plaintiff’s baseless allegations,” LVMH responded in a statement.
The lawsuit was filed in November 2007 after the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics issued a report that claimed various popular cosmetic brands of lipstick, including Dior, have lead in them.
However, the cosmetics industry has often waved off the claims that potentially dangerous amounts of lead are found in several major brands’ lipsticks sold in the US. Though in Europe, the use of the metal in beauty products is now allowed by the Cosmetics Directive.
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