Lawsuit turns ugly over beauty business hires – were employees poached?
Nobody likes a frown, especially because it can cause wrinkles – but a big-ticket lawsuit will be causing plenty of scowls at two companies. AbbVie subsidiary Allergan has filed a lawsuit against Revance Therapeutics, accusing the company of poaching key employees to compete in the anti-wrinkle injections and facial fillers market.
Allergan alleges that Revance has been targeting key staff - including regulatory professionals, in-house lawyers, and sales and marketing employees who had knowledge of their work on Botox and Juvéderm. The lawsuit asserts that Revance sought to exploit the knowledge of these new hires, who were arriving with "information that would be crucial in their new roles."
This is not the first legal battle between the two companies, with Allergan previously suing Revance for alleged patent infringement over Botox, and Revance bringing counterclaims in the litigation, which is still ongoing.
"This lawsuit is one of several that Allergan has filed against their competitors in aesthetics and therapeutics and is a frequent tactic that the company uses in attempt to distract their competitors," a Revance spokesperson said at the time. "If anything, we believe it speaks to Allergan’s concern of how impactful our differentiated product will be in the market once approved."
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