Saints & Sinners CEO Michael Wilson Vindicated: It's a 10 Haircare and Carolyn Aronson Lose Appeal

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Aug 21, 2023, 10:00 ET

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Wilson, a well-known beauty industry executive and owner of award winning Saints & Sinners Haircare celebrates a successful appeal against It's a 10 Haircare and its co-founder, Carolyn Aronson. Mr. Wilson is respected in the beauty industry for his expertise, connections, and track record building distribution for brands like Davines, GHD and others. Mr. Wilson tapped this experience to take It's a 10 from a struggling brand to nationwide distribution through salon distributors and retailers like Ulta Beauty, JC Penny and Regis.

Mr. Wilson has now been vindicated by the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Florida, which rejected It's a 10's appeal, and affirmed the trial court's decision to throw out $35 million in damages claimed by Aronson. The appellate court also reversed the trial courts finding that Mr. Wilson committed fraud. The decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal of The State of Florida vindicates Michael Wilson after eight years of litigation started by It's a 10 Haircare and Aronson.

"I refuse to be bullied and I am very happy with the court's decision. To be victorious and have my name cleared after so many years is very gratifying," said Michael Wilson. "Since purchasing the company from her co-founder and ex-husband, Aronson has sued business partners, vendors, distributors, service providers, key employees, and others. I'm grateful I had the resources to stand up to her when others could not or would not."

Leonard Samuels and Andrew Zelman of Berger Singerman represented Wilson and his companies in this multi-count, multi-year business dispute started by Aronson to force her co-founder and ex-husband Scott Scharg out of the company they started.

"We are thrilled with the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal that cleared Mr. Wilson's name and rejected tens of millions of dollars in damages claimed by It's a 10 Haircare and Aronson," said Leonard Samuels, partner at Berger Singerman. "Mr. Wilson can put this behind him and focus on continuing to manage the explosive growth of his current business, Saints & Sinners Haircare."

About Saints & Sinners Haircare:
Luxury Performance, No Bad Stuff^® brand, Saints & Sinners provides award winning haircare products without the nasty ingredients found in inferior products. Saints & Sinners founders Michael and Diana Wilson recently received Fashion Group International's Rising Star Award for Beauty Entrepreneur. Product awards include NewBeauty Magazine's "Best Moisturizing Shampoo" and "Best Conditioning Hair Masque" as well as Beauty Launchpad Magazine's "Best Hair Oil", "Best Shampoo", "Best Dry Shampoo" and "Best New Launch". Saints & Sinners is available at www.realsaintsandsinners.com, Holt Renfrew, Amazon and select luxury salons and spas throughout Canada and the United States.

About Berger Singerman:
Berger Singerman LLP, Florida's business law firm, has more than 90 attorneys working out of offices in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Tallahassee, and West Palm Beach. Members of the firm have expertise in commercial law, including business reorganization, corporate securities and M&A, dispute resolution, intellectual property, employment law, real estate, environmental and land use, government and regulatory, healthcare, insurance, internal investigations and white- collar criminal defense, tax, and wealth preservation. Berger Singerman is consistently and widely recognized by independent third parties for its excellence in client service, results obtained for clients and its culture; most recently, the firm was named by the Daily Business Review as the Midsize Litigation Department of the Year, to the "Midsize Hot List" by the National Law Journal for three years in a row, "2022 Florida Regional Powerhouse" by Law360 and as a top Florida law firm by U.S. News and World Report "Best Law Firms" as well as Chambers & Partners USA. For more information, please visit www.bergersingerman.com.