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Company: Sephora USA, Inc.
Current Parent Company: LVMH
Penalty: $950,000
Year: 2017
Date: May 30, 2017
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: discriminatory practices (non-employment)
Violation Description: Sephora agreed to pay $950,000 to settle allegations it discriminated against customers when it deleted accounts linked to Chinese internet service providers on the assumption they were created by bots.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:14cv5237
Case Name: Lee et al v. Sephora USA, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: France
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: apparel
Specific Industry of Current Parent: luxury goods
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