Fashionista Lawyer Sues Forever 21 Over A Penny
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 For the most part, I am proud of becoming a lawyer. And then there are times when lawyerly stereotypes remind me why so many people don't like us. This lawsuit may be one of those times. Carolyn Kellman, a commercial collections lawyer who recetly was profiled by the Miami Herald for her high fashion sense, is suing Forever 21 over a penny. Oh, that's not a typo. A penny. According to the complaint filed by Kevin Love of Criden & Love, Kellman noticed that after returning a pair of black denim pants, she had received a penny less than what she had originally paid.
Kellman’s suit seeks class-action status for two groups of Forever 21′s alleged fashion victims over the last five years: those who were charged one cent more, and those who were refunded one cent less. According toAbove the Law, to meet the $15,000 threshold for her suit, Kellman is counting on 750,000 customers to come forward and join the suit. While Forever 21 isn't exactly our favorite retailer given their history of notoriously copying fashion designers, we aren't sure we can side with Kellman on this one either. But perhaps Kellman might be on to something. Perhaps Forever 21 is trying to get away with penny-pinching scheme that might be worthy of a class-action suit. What do you think?
Reader Comments (1)
A penny? Seriously? Unbelievable. This is the kind of useless litigation that makes us all look bad. Thanks for exposing it to us all - although I think I just found the subject for my next blog post. Kevin