News Analysis
Shein, China’s ultra-fast fashion online store and the most downloaded shopping app in the United States, is hit with a new lawsuit as it faces criticism for the alleged poor treatment of its workers.
On June 15, Magdalena Mollmann, a Florida-based artist professionally known as Maggie Stephenson, filed a lawsuit of more than $100 million in damages for copyright infringement against Shein’s parent company, the Hong Kong-based Zoetop Business, and the Los Angeles-based Shein Distribution Corporation.
Starting in 2018, Shein (pronounced She-in) encountered lawsuits alleging design theft involving artists and name brands such as Los Angeles-based indie brand Valfré and Levi Strauss….