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Estée Lauder sues Walmart over alleged counterfeit beauty sales

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6 days ago

Estée Lauder Companies and several of its luxury brands have filed a federal lawsuit accusing Walmart of allowing counterfeit beauty and fragrance products to be sold through its online marketplace.The complaint, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleges that knockoff versions of high-end products – including Estée Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair, Le Labo’s Santal 33 and Tom Ford fragrances, among others – were listed and sold on Walmart's website.The companies claim the products were not authentic and argue that Walmart’s website layout, checkout s...