OUR OWN CANDLE COMPANY, INC., v. GIVAUDAN S.A. et al

  1. August 10, 2023

    Plaintiff Firms Say Lead Rivals Aim To 'Stuff The Ballot Box'

    A trio of firms including Cohen Milstein accused rival firms vying to be lead plaintiffs' counsel in an antitrust suit against fragrance manufacturers of trying to "stuff the ballot box," saying a Lieff Cabraser declaration in support of the rivals is just the latest attempt to inappropriately place a finger on the scale.

  2. July 26, 2023

    Firms Vie To Lead Price-Fixing Suit Against Fragrance Giants

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll LLP and Calcagni & Kanefsky PLLC are asking a New Jersey federal court to name them co-lead counsel and liaison counsel rather than a competing group in a proposed class action against an alleged cartel of fragrance manufacturers.

  3. April 19, 2023

    Global Fragrance Giants Hit With Price-Fixing Suit

    Global fragrance manufacturers Givaudan SA, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Symrise AG and Firmenich SA have been hit with a putative class action accusing them of conspiring to increase prices and reduce competition of fragrance products sold to U.S. retailers.