Bloomberg (July 29, 2021) – Boohoo Founder Ordered to Give Evidence in U.S. Fraud Case
The Times (July 31, 2021) – Boohoo founder Mahmud Kamani ordered to appear at LA court over pricing row
Evening Standard (July 30, 2021) – Boohoo chief faces grilling in LA court over ‘fake discount’ claims
Business of Fashion (July 29, 2021) – Boohoo Founder Ordered to Give Evidence in US Fraud Case
Fashion Network (July 30, 2021) – Boohoo founder must give evidence in US case
LOS ANGELES, July 28, 2021 – A federal judge rejected Boohoo Chairman Mahmud Kamani’s attempt to avoid giving testimony concerning his involvement in the fraud alleged against his companies.
Mr. Kamani has been ordered to appear for a four-hour deposition on or before August 15, 2021, and is required to provide testimony under penalty of perjury about boohoo, PrettyLittleThing, and NastyGal’s reference pricing and markdown practices at the three Boohoo Group US websites. In ordering the deposition, the Court found that “Mr. Kamani is very ‘hands on’ in regard to pricing and advertising, contrary to the statements in his declaration.”
“We presented hard evidence that Mr. Kamani is an architect and major driver of the fraudulent pricing schemes Boohoo Group is using to deceive its customers, and the Court found the evidence compelling over Mr. Kamani’s not-so-credible objection. We intend to fully cross-examine Mr. Kamani and expose Boohoo’s widespread deception practices coming straight from the top,” said Yasin M. Almadani, co-lead counsel for Plaintiffs.
“This ruling makes clear that Mr. Kamani’s attempt to evade questioning for his own conduct by hiding behind his lawyers and his employees should be rejected. The court recognized that it was Mr. Kamani who personally came up with the deceptive advertising and pricing practices at issue in this case. We intend to conduct a thorough cross-examination and ultimately hold Mr. Kamani and his companies accountable for deceiving consumers with fake sales and false pricing schemes,” said Ahmed Ibrahim, also co-lead counsel for Plaintiffs.
The Court’s Order is linked here.
The three lawsuits are Khan v. Boohoo.com USA, Inc. (No. 2:20-cv-03332), Hilton v. Prettylittlething.com USA, Inc. (No. 2:20-cv-04658), and Lee v. Nastygal.com USA Inc. (2:20-cv-04659). They are before the Honorable George H. Wu, United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
About the Attorney for Plaintiffs
Yasin M. Almadani is the founding shareholder of Almadani Law, a Los Angeles law firm specializing in civil rights, class actions, business disputes, major frauds, criminal defense, and government-facing investigations and lawsuits. Mr. Almadani is an experienced trial lawyer who served as an Assistant United States Attorney for nearly a decade in both the Central and the Eastern Districts of California. Before entering public service, he was in private practice where he litigated high-stakes cases typically involving hundreds of millions of dollars in dispute.
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