Legal Opinion
Stemm v. Tootsie Roll Indus., Inc.
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided March 19, 2019No. 18 C 2289PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John Z. Lee, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Paige Stemm filed this suit on behalf of herself and a putative class, alleging that Defendant Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. ("Tootsie Roll") packaged and sold its Junior Mints candy product in opaque boxes that hid the large amount of empty space contained in them. Stemm believes that this practice violates the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (the "ICFA"), 815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 505/1 et seq. Stemm also brings a class action claim for unjust enrichment. Tootsie Roll has moved to dismiss Stemm's complaint pursuant…
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