Fragrance Price Fixing and Antitrust Investigation
There’s certainly no shortage of fragrance products you can purchase in a store. Pumpkin spice air fresheners in the fall to the countless varieties of perfume and colognes lined in department stores. What is less visible is that certain large fragrance manufacturers can have significant impact on the prices that everyone else pays – from small businesses that use fragrance in their products, to the customer on the street. When this advantage is due to anti-competitive conduct by the large manufacturers, the smaller businesses have legal claims that they can pursue.
Zimmerman Reed is investigating allegations that certain top fragrance manufacturers have engaged in price fixing and other anti-competitive conduct. In a recently filed lawsuit, various smaller businesses that use fragrances in their products have alleged that beginning in 2018, certain large fragrance manufacturers conspired to fix prices of fragrances. If true, this practice would constitute a violation of state and federal antitrust laws. It would cause the smaller businesses to make less and make consumers pay more. The only ones who win are the large manufacturers who engage in illegal price fixing.
If you own a business and purchased a fragrance compound or ingredient from a fragrance product distributor anytime since January 2018, you may have overpaid due to the alleged price fixing scheme.
To learn about the case and your legal options, fill out a free, no-obligation case review form below or call us at 800-755-0098 to learn how we may be able to get back the money your business overpaid.
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If you own a business and purchased a fragrance compound or ingredient from a fragrance product distributor anytime since January 2018, you may have overpaid as a result of an alleged price fixing scheme. To learn about the case and your legal options, fill out a free, no-obligation case review form above or call us at 800-755-0098 to learn how we may be able to get back amounts your business overpaid.