Cybercrime Becoming a Growing Problem for Jewelry Industry
Over the last year, the jewelry industry saw a huge increase in cybercrime, according to the crime statistics for 2017 compiled by the Jewelers’...
Customs Seizes Package With 269 Pieces of Counterfeit Jewelry
On March 6, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized a package with 269 pieces of counterfeit designer brand...
Modi Scandal Fallout: A. Jaffe, Firestar Diamond File for Chapter 11
On Feb. 26, jewelry manufacturers A. Jaffe and Firestar Diamond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of New York,...
Smash-and-Grab Robberies Erupt in the Industry
The industry has seen 20 smash-and-grab robberies in jewelry stores since October, as a troubling trend that began in the Midwest has now spread to...
Fraud Charges Filed Against Gitanjali Group in India
On Feb. 15, India's Central Bureau of Investigation filed charges against Gitanjali Group and several of its top executives based on a complaint...
The RealReal Says Class-Action Suit Is a Bum Deal
Online consignment site RealReal has filed a motion to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit which charges it with misrepresenting diamond carat...
Alex and Ani Claims That Sterling Breached Contract
Alex and Ani has fired back against the lawsuit Sterling Jewelers filed against it in December, claiming that Sterling deliberately breached its...
Why Is Jeweler David Nygaard Running for Congress?
He’s gone bankrupt, had a heart attack, gotten divorced, and come out as gay.
So what’s left for David Nygaard?
The Virginia Beach, Va.,...
Mistaken Shipboard Diamond Deal Case Will Get New Trial
A jewelry-smart passenger will get to plead his case again in a now 5-year-old lawsuit involving a 20 ct. diamond that was mistakenly sold on board a...
Ruling in Sterling Gender Discrimination Case Narrows Class
Sterling Jewelers has scored a big victory in the now 9-year-old case accusing it of gender discrimination, with a federal judge barring a...
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