Court dismisses civil claim for damages in trademark infringement case due to lack of causal link between sale of fakes and victim's loss.

The court dismissed the accessory plaintiff's claim for damages against the defendant for selling counterfeit cosmetics. Although the plaintiff alleged significant financial and reputational losses, the court found no causal link between the defendant's sale of fakes and the plaintiff's actual revenue loss or reputation damage. The court reasoned that customers buying counterfeits do not necessarily forego buying originals, and the plaintiff was not the producer or owner of the goods sold.