State Consumer Protection Claim Survives Summary Judgment In Sales Tax Class Suit

Mealey's (October 9, 2020, 11:54 AM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A federal judge in Montana on Oct. 5 ruled that a Montana consumer who brought a putative class complaint may proceed with her state law claim against a clothing company for improperly charging sales tax to certain consumers, but noted that the penalties, if the claim is successful, “seem outside the spirit of” the law as the company already refunded consumers (Melissa Hill, et al. v. LLR, Inc., et al., No. 18-120, D. Mont., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 184160)....