Louis Vuitton is hit with a lawsuit by a mother and daughter who claim they were treated unfairly at the fashion brand’s stores compared to white shoppers at the same store.
According to court documents, traci renee williams Said she pre-ordered and paid for approximately $50,000 in merchandise at a Costa Mesa LV store but never received the goods. When she went to a Beverly Hills location, she claims a white manager told her she was no longer welcome and that she would be arrested if she stayed or came back.
Tracy claimed that days later, she sent a white assistant to the store, who was treated with respect and allowed to make the purchase with thousands of dollars in cash.
Williams said her opportunity to review and showcase Louis Vuitton merchandise on social media was lucrative and claimed she had lost about $40,000 in monthly income since being banned from stores.
her daughter Brandi Also alleging discrimination… says the manager of a Beverly Hills Louis Vuitton store refused to let her shop, falsely accused her of spending “drug money” and threatened to arrest her if she didn’t leave. She claimed the same thing happened at the LV store in New Orleans.
friends of traci and brandi Christopher Enoch He also claimed he saw staff showing a specific jacket to a white customer, but said he was told it was out of stock when he asked to buy it. Christopher claims he later received an email saying he had been blacklisted from the store.
All three are seeking compensation, including penalties, and want the court to order the company to stop blacklisting them.
