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- Mar 19, 202490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Shoppers Sue Hermès Over Birkin Bag "Tying" Scheme
- Tina Cavalleri, Mark Glinoga and Mengyao Yang filed a proposed class action against Hermès of Paris, Inc. and Hermès International in the Northern District of California (Case No. 3:24-cv-01707-JD) on 19 March 2024[1][3]
- The suit alleges Hermès operates a 'hidden lottery system' under which sales associates will only sell a Birkin or Kelly bag to shoppers who have first built up a purchase history of scarves, jewelry, footwear, watches, fragrance and ready-to-wear[2]
- Plaintiffs argue this amounts to an unlawful tying arrangement under the Sherman Act, the California Cartwright Act and the state's Unfair Competition Law[3]
- One plaintiff said she had already spent tens of thousands of dollars on Hermès products without being offered a Birkin[2]
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- [1]90%classaction.org/media/cavalleri-et-al-v-herms-international-et-al.pdfclassaction.org· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts Mar 19, 2024 ✓· 49% of score
Hermès' own motion to dismiss states: "On March 19, 2024, Plaintiffs Tina Cavalleri and Mark Glinoga ... filed an antitrust lawsuit alleging that Hermès of Paris, Inc. and Hermès International ... have engaged in a tying scheme."
- [2]85%Birkin Access on Trial: The Antitrust Case Against Hermèsthefashionlaw.com· Added Sep 25, 2026· 49% of score
Confirms the March 2024 filing, the three named plaintiffs, and the allegation that sales staff only offer Birkins to customers with a 'sufficient purchase history' of scarves, jewelry, footwear, watches, fragrance and ready-to-wear.[1]
- [3]92%Defendants' Notice of Motion and Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint, Cavalleri v. Hermès International, No. 3:24-cv-01707-JDfingfx.thomsonreuters.com· Published May 9, 2024· 2% of score
Hermès' own court filing states the case number, the San Francisco Division and Judge James Donato, and the exact filing date of the complaint (19 March 2024).[1]
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