This Plaintiff’s Aim: De-Scent Advertising
A woman who says scented perfume advertisements make her ill has sued Neiman Marcus for $4,000.
Julia Kendall, a co-founder of Citizens for a Toxic-Free Marin, told a Marin County Municipal Court commissioner that the Texas-based department store chain mailed her two catalogues with aromatic ads.
Kendall, who wore a gas mask in court, said the scent made her cough and choke and caused her throat to swell.
Citizens for a Toxic-Free Marin is campaigning to ban the wearing of fragrances in public meetings.
Neiman Marcus declined to comment.
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