The New York State Labor Department announced yesterday that  an apparel factory in Queens, NY violated overtime and minimum wage laws. The factory, Jin Shun, located in Long Island City, created goods for big name brands like Banana Republic, Victoria’s Secret, Macy’s and the Gap.
 Workers were cheated out of over $5 million in wages.  Furthermore, employees often had to work […]

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I guess top level execs at eBay finally have a cause for celebration.  Today a federal judge in the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of eBay in a suit brought by Tiffany & Co. 
 
In the case, Tiffany alleged claims of trademark infringement and dilution, false advertising and unfair competition for facilitating the sale […]

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Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton (”LVMH”) gained yet another legal victory over eBay today.  The Paris Court of Appeals confirmed last week’s decision from the Tribunal de Commerce, the lower Parisian court, which ordered eBay to stop allowing sellers to auction genuine LVMH brand perfumes.  Affected brands are: Parfums Christian Dior, Kenzo Parfums, Guerlain and Parfums Givenchy.

In last week’s decision, the Tribunal de […]

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Steve & Barry’s filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy reorganization today in Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.  So far, as Fashion Lawyer has reported, the mass market retailer has been unable to shore up the cash to keep the corporate boat afloat. 

Only a few months ago, the company tauted its ability to provide fashion for all at a low price, using […]

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Steve & Barry’s, the mass-market, low-priced big box has been having some financial troubles recently.  Since debt options for distressed companies are limited in the current economic climate, the retailer was shopping around a liquidation package last week, reports today’s WWD.

Steve & Barry’s received $197 million in asset-backed lending from GE Commercial Finance Corporate Lending in March of […]

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E-commerce and online auctions are here to stay; there is no question about that fact. Ignoring and appealing the French court’s ruling aside, eBay will more than likely face new challenges to its sale of luxury goods online- whether the goods sold are are authentic or counterfeit.
Fashion Lawyer had the opportunity to talk to […]

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Back in May, Fashion Lawyer covered the frenzy over Steve & Barry’s $10 dress.  In that piece, I wondered how S&B could stay in business while making clothing to sell at such low price points.  Thanks to a linkback to my article, I was tipped off to trouble on the horizon for the mass-market retailer.

Steve & Barry’s […]

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Look, we all know it’s illegal to make a knock-off of a luxury handbag.  Everyone walking down Canal Street, just minutes away, knows with absolute certainty that counterfeit goods are illegal.  Fashion Lawyer has covered the counterfeit topic for a long time.  Other blogs also cover the topic of counterfeits.
Well, the heady days of safe online havens for […]

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