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title: "Estee Lauder reaches $210 million settlement of lawsuit over China sales"
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# Estee Lauder reaches $210 million settlement of lawsuit over China sales

NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - Estee Lauder ( EL ) has reached a $210 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the cosmetic giant of defrauding shareholders by concealing its over dependence on improper gray-market sales in China.

A preliminary settlement was filed on Thursday in Manhattan federal court, and requires court approval.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Chris Reese)

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