Leiseth v. Fred Meyer, Inc.

Plaintiffs, on separate occasions at separate Fred Meyer department stores, purchased merchandise and attempted to leave the stores. When four of the five plaintiffs attempted to leave the stores, an “electronic article surveillance” alarm went off and Fred Meyer employees stopped plaintiffs to determine if they had paid for their merchandise. They had. A Fred Meyer employee stopped the fifth plaintiff after he had left the store and asked him for a receipt showing that he had paid for food items that he consumed while in the store. A cashier confirmed that plaintiff paid for the items.…