Illinois Federal Judge Tosses Putative Class Action Over Hands-On Massage Time

(June 29, 2017, 1:10 PM EDT) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An Illinois federal judge on June 12 dismissed with prejudice an amended putative class action complaint alleging that a massage parlor franchisor committed unfair and deceptive business practices by offering one-hour massages that provided no more than 50 minutes of massage time, saying that the plaintiffs failed to state plausible claims under both Illinois and Missouri laws (Kathy Haywood, et al. v. Massage Envy Franchising, LLC, No. 3:16-cv-01087, S.D. Ill., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90148)....