Remand Affirmed In Class Suit Accusing Victoria’s Secret Of Overcharging For Taxes

Mealey's (June 13, 2022, 8:39 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A putative class complaint accusing a lingerie retailer of charging higher than applicable tax rates to customers who had online orders shipped to Missouri addresses belongs in state court as the retailer’s projection of future excess taxes is not properly supported, an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled June 3, affirming a trial court’s determination that the amount in controversy did not reach the Class Action Fairness Act’s (CAFA) threshold....