Jacobs v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Leroy Jacobs, individually and ) on behalf of all others ) similarly situated ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 22 C 2 ) ) Whole Foods Market Group, ) Inc., ) ) Defendant. Memorandum Opinion & Order In this action, plaintiff Leroy Jacobs alleges on behalf of himself and putative Illinois and multistate classes that Whole Foods Market (“WFM”) violates the consumer protection statutes and common law of Illinois and fifteen other states by selling its private label “Long Grain & Wild Rice – Rice Pilaf,” in boxes…