8th Circuit Affirms Remand Of Class Suit Alleging Slack-Filled Red Hot Candy

Mealey's (October 16, 2017, 12:34 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — The maker of Red Hot candy failed to show that the amount being sought by a class of consumers alleging “slack-filled” packages or the cost of complying with a potential injunction exceeds the Class Action Fairness Act’s (CAFA) $5 million threshold, an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Oct. 13, affirming a trial court’s remand order (Jaclyn Waters, et al. v. Ferrara Candy Co., No. 17-2812, 8th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 19977)....