00:00Estee Lauder has filed a lawsuit in California federal court accusing Walmart of allowing counterfeit versions of its beauty products
00:07to be sold on Walmart.com and failing to adequately police third-party sellers.
00:12The company says it purchased and tested items bearing trademarks including Clinique, Tom Ford and Estee Lauder, such as Advanced
00:20Night Repair Serum and Clinique Eye Cream, and determined they were fake.
00:24While the products were sold by third-party vendors, the suit alleges Walmart actively facilitated and promoted the listings, used
00:31trademarks to drive search traffic, and created the impression that Walmart itself was the seller profiting from the transactions.
00:39Walmart says it has zero tolerance for counterfeit goods and will respond in court as scrutiny intensifies over how online
00:46marketplaces vet sellers and prevent fraud.
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