Hershey Products Class Action Hershey Products September 2015: The parties agreed to voluntarily dismiss the appeal. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. April 2015: Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the November…
Bags of Hershey’s Kisses Class Action Bags of Hershey’s Kisses April 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. The named plaintiff’s claims were dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot…
Hershey Chocolate Products Class Action Hershey Chocolate Products April 2016: The named plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the decision to dismiss the case. March 2016: A federal judge dismissed this action finding that the complaint did…
Chocolate from Mars, Hershey’s, Nestle, and Others Class Action Chocolate from Mars, Hershey’s, Nestle, and Others Allegations: Misleadingly representing that companies would “phase out” and stop using forced child labor when they continue to use child labor to harvest cocoa
Hershey’s Hot Fudge Topping Class Action Hershey’s Hot Fudge Topping Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the topping as fudge when the product is missing ingredients essential to fudge and contains ingredients not found in fudge
Chocolate Products from The Hershey Company Class Action Chocolate Products from The Hershey Company In February 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against The Hershey Company for allegedly failing to disclose that the cocoa beans used in chocolate products are the result of child…
Brookside Dark Chocolate Products Class Action Brookside Dark Chocolate Products November 2019: A federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of Hershey concluding that two of the named plaintiffs did not claim that they relied on the alleged misleading representations…
Boxes of Reese’s Pieces and Whoppers Candy Class Action Boxes of Reese’s Pieces and Whoppers Candy February 2018: A federal judge granted The Hershey Company’s motion for summary judgment finding that the named plaintiff failed to show that the allegedly deceptive practice caused him injury because…
Ice Breakers® Ice Cubes Sugar-free Gum Class Action Ice Breakers® Ice Cubes Sugar-free Gum December 2015: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. June 2015: A class-action…
White Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Class Action White Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups October 2020: A federal judge dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim finding that reasonable consumers would not be misled into believing that the product contains white chocolate.…
ONE Protein Bars Class Action ONE Protein Bars In January 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against One Brands and The Hershey Company alleging that its ONE protein bars – including the Birthday Cake flavor – contain more…
White Kit Kat Bars Class Action White Kit Kat Bars July 2020: A federal judge dismissed this case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The judge further concluded that allowing plaintiffs to amend their complaint would be futile because “reasonable…
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CATrends: What the Fudge? Consumer News CATrends: What the Fudge? Lawsuits allege brownie brands and others lack the essential dairy ingredients to call their products fudge.
CATrends: Fake White Chocolate Consumer News CATrends: Fake White Chocolate Stocking stuffer alert: These “white chocolate” treats are allegedly missing key ingredients.
Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cups Ad Alert Reese’s Pieces Peanut Butter Cups Pieces in cups are but fragments of those advertised.
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What’s Behind Your Halloween Haul? Consumer News What’s Behind Your Halloween Haul? What you should know about some of the candy in your trick-or-treat bag.