Beyonce Knowles, who launched clothing collection House of Dereon with her stylist mother Tina Knowles in 2005, is accused of costing apparel maker Vier International $500,000 (£312,500) in an alleged conspiracy to undercut the Asian company.
In legal papers filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, New York on Monday (01Feb10) Vier International owners claim executives at clothing company Donna Loren LLC and shipping firm HJM International worked together as "conspirators who induced the shipment of goods to the United States with the intent to convert them or pay less than the agreed upon contract price".
Beyonce and her partners at House of Dereon and her Beyond Productions company reportedly aided the scheme by making purchase orders and requesting manufacturer specifications, reports WWD.com.
Vier International executives are suing for compensation and they have also filed the complaint under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), a statute usually reserved for the prosecution of organized crime gangs like the mafia.
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Lawd, these people keep a law suit. SMDH. This shit must be serious anytime you're getting sued by way of an act usually used for the prosecution of the mafia. Now didn't they know the Asians weren't going to take this lying down? I know Papa Knowles may not have anything to do with House of Dereon and/or Beyond Productions (whatever the hell that is), but this sure sounds like something he conjured up.
I'm sorry but that clothing line doesn't produce a good enough quality of clothing to be sued the way they do LOL. And for Beyonce to be so well styled (most of the time), her clothing line definitely doesn't live up to that standard.
