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Thursday, June 16, 2005A Florida woman has sued Estee Lauder, claiming it falsely advertised that its products provide ''anti-aging'' or ''youth-inducing'' benefits. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Miami, seeks class-action certification. Howard M. Rubinstein, one of the lawyers for plaintiff Diane Hutto, paraphrased Revlon founder Charles Revson to support Hutto's claims against Estee Lauder. ''It's nothing more than hope in a jar, and they are making it sound like it's some medical breakthrough that makes it more than hope in a jar,'' said Rubinstein, based in Texas, who filed the suit last week. More: Hutto's suit didn't mention the Estee Lauder products she purchased. But in a phone interview, she said she used for about a year Future Perfect Anti-Wrinkle Radiance Lotion and DayWear Plus to ``tighten the skin'' around her neck. She also said she applied Unline Total Eyecare to prevent wrinkles around her eyes. ``I don't think they do anything,'' Hutto said. She paid $65 and $45 each for 1.7-ounce jars of Future Perfect and DayWear Plus, respectively. Can't they just refund her money? Estee Lauder does go heavy on the psuedoscience in their promotional literature, but you would think any reasonable adult would approach such a thing with skepticism. Wouldn't you? posted by Sydney on 6/16/2005 08:09:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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