7th Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Class Suit Alleging Half-Empty Candy Boxes

Mealey's (December 18, 2019, 10:47 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — A Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed dismissal of a class complaint by two consumers who accused a candy company of deceit through the company’s use of larger boxes that when opened appear to be only half filled, albeit based on grounds other than those cited by the district court (Clarisha Benson, et al. v. Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc., No. 19-1032, 7th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 36419)....