A French court ordered eBay Inc to pay 38.6 million euros ($61 million) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise, in a ruling immediately appealed by the online auction website. More: continued here
Did French Retailers Win ‘Hometown’ Verdict Against eBay?Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY –2 hours agoA French court today cracked down on counterfeits — and an outlet that sells them — ordering eBay to pay Louis Vuitton and other luxury brands — Kenzo, …EBay to appeal $63M fineBizjournals.comLVMH wins compensation from eBay over counterfeitsReuterseBay ordered to pay £30m…
ABC News LVMH wins compensation from eBay over counterfeitsReuters –4 hours agoBy Thierry Leveque PARIS (Reuters) – A French court ordered eBay Inc to pay 38.6 million euros ($61 million) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the …eBay ordered to pay £30m over fakesThe Press AssociationeBay fined for fake fashion salesTelegraph.co.ukEBay Ordered to Pay $61…
eBay to pay up for designer knock-off product auctionsNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand –11 minutes agoeBay will pay NZ$39.4 million to Loius Vuitton for selling fakes of its products, plus more to other designers and perfume makers. … More: continued here
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MOSCOW — Most Russians want the government to issue food stamps to help low-income individuals cope with soaring prices, a survey showed. More: continued here
Post office closure announcement expectedNorthern Echo, UK –5 hours agoThe Independent Durham County councillor for Weardale, John Shuttleworth, said he believed the post office at Rookhope was destined to be among those to be … More: continued here
EBay vows to fight French ruling over luxury goodsMarketWatch –2 hours agoBy Dan Gallagher, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. said Monday that it plans to appeal a ruling from a French court that fined the … More: continued here
eBay fined $65m in battle over fakesNEWS.com.au, Australia –43 minutes agoA PARIS court has ordered online auction site eBay to pay €40 million ($65.8 million) in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods online. … More: continued here
EBay ordered to pay $63M over counterfeit luxury goods sold on its …Bizjournals.com, NC –19 minutes agoOnline marketplace eBay Inc. says it plans to appeal a French ruling that the company must pay $63 million because counterfeit goods were sold through its … More: continued here