Kylie Jenner’s Cosmetics Partner Sues Coty After Investment

Seed Beauty, the company that helped launch cosmetics lines for Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian West, is suing Coty Inc. for allegedly stealing trade secrets while investing in the famous family’s businesses.

Coty, which owns brands such as CoverGirl and Sally Hansen, gained unlawful access to Seed’s proprietary strategies for developing and growing cosmetics lines through its recent $600 million deal to take a majority stake in Jenner’s company, according to the suit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles. The action comes after Seed Beauty won an injunction this month preventing Kardashian West from sharing trade secrets in a separate deal with Coty.