Michelle C. Pardo, partner and team lead for the Fashion/Retail/Consumer Branded Products Industry Group, is quoted in a Fashion Law article about animal rights groups focusing litigation on certain fashion companies.
From the publication:
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is threatening Louis Vuitton with a lawsuit over allegedly "false claims" that the company's chairman and CEO made in an interview in September. According to a letter addressed to Louis Vuitton chairman and CEO Michael Burke on Monday, legal counsel for the animal rights group "demands" that Burke "immediately end [his] false representations that the animals used for Louis Vuitton products 'are humanely farmed.'" Such comments amount to "fraud," PETA Foundation deputy general counsel Jared Goodman asserts, citing a potential "consumer fraud action" against the luxury goods company as a result. [...]
"In recent years, animal rights groups have focused their litigation efforts on companies that they perceive are popular with consumers and are delivering messages to consumers about positive animal welfare, environmental stewardship and the production of ethically-sourced products," according to [Ms. Pardo]. "Animal rights groups view this type of labeling and marketing as a threat to their mission. If consumers feel good about the products that they buy, they are less likely to abandon meat, dairy and other products" – including exotic-skinned luxury handbags – "that are eschewed by many animal rights activists."
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