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Lawsuits Feb 27, 2018

Lawsuit Claims Ulta Beauty Resells Used Makeup as New

Two lawsuits have been filed against Ulta Beauty, alleging the retailer cleans up and resells used makeup products as new.
The most recent lawsuit was filed this week by Ulta customer Meghan Devries in Illinois, where the company is based. The suit claims the company “has a routine practice of repackaging and resealing beauty products that have been previously purchased, used, and returned… before returning those used products to its shelves to be purchased by other consumers.” Less than a month ago, a Los Angeles woman filed a similar lawsuit, reports the Los Angeles Times. Both suits were inspired by a confessional from someone who claims to be a former Ulta employee on Twitter.

Class-Actions Feb 24, 2017

Candy Companies Are Under-Filling Their Boxes, Class-Action Lawsuits Allege

When you go to the movies, you assume when you buy candy you’re box is filled up, but new class-action lawsuits filed against big-name candy brands claim the boxes are under-filled. So how much candy is actually in there? TODAY national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen cut open those boxes to see just how much candy you’re actually getting at the movies.

Lawsuits Aug 24, 2016

Universal Orlando’s Chocolate Emporium Hit With $40M Lawsuit

Universal Orlando’s highly anticipated Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen just hit a major legal snag prior to its grand opening. The Willy Wonka-inspired eatery has been slapped with a hefty $40 million lawsuit. Ohio resident Adam Limle claimed the chocolate factory and restaurant attraction was his original idea and that he had met with Universal …

Lawsuits Mar 1, 2016

Inside Big Chocolate’s Child Labor Problem

For a decade and a half, the big chocolate makers have promised to end child labor in their industry—and have spent tens of millions of dollars in the effort. But as of the latest estimate, 2.1 million West African children still do the dangerous and physically taxing work of harvesting cocoa. What will it take to fix the problem?