v.Just Born Inc., Case No. The candy has been featured in … February 2017: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Just Born for allegedly deceptively using slack-filled packaging for candy. The company that makes Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales-- candy you buy at the movies -- is shortchanging customers and selling them air ... according to a new lawsuit.. A … The lawsuit was originally filed in state court and transferred to federal court in March 2017. Settlement News: Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales Class Action Settlement. Just Born Quality Confections, the candy manufacturer behind sweet favorites such as Peeps, Mike and Ike, and Hot Tamales, just announced that it will temporarily stop production during the coronavirus outbreak.The company released a statement on its website this week, saying that it was suspending production at its Bethlehem and Philadelphia locations (both in Pennsylvania) by 6:30 a.m. … Available brands in production include the tropical heat, fierce cinnamon and hot tamales junior. Hot Tamales. (CN) – A federal judge refused to throw out a class action accusing the maker of Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales of deceptively packing their candy boxes less than two-thirds full.. On behalf of a nationwide class and a Missouri subclass, Daryl White Jr. sued Just Born Inc. in February, for unjust enrichment and violations of the Missouri Merchandising Purposes Act. Anyone who purchased Mike and Ike or the similarly shaped Hot Tamales cinnamon candy in cardboard boxes between Feb. 3, 2013 and July 23 can file a claim for a share of the settlement. Mike and Ike, Hot Tamales Class Action Lawsuit. A Missouri judge on July 21 refused to grant a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing candy company Just Born of slack-filling Mike & Ike and Hot Tamales boxes. A settlement has been reached in one of the sweetest lawsuits ever to be filed in federal court, but details of the payday are under wrappers. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the boxes of Mike and Ike® and Hot Tamales® candy are 46% empty space. As chewy cinnamon flavored and oblong shaped candy, they are produced and marketed by Just Born Candy Company just like the Peeps. Claim Form Deadline: November 10, 2020 Who’s Eligible: Consumers who purchased one or more cardboard boxes of Mike and Ike and/or Hot Tamales candies between Feb. 3, 2013 and July 23, 2020.; Estimated Amount: Varies Proof of Purchase: Yes Case Name & Number: Mateski, et al. Just born denies the allegations. Candy manufacturer of Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales, Just Born, battled a class action lawsuit over deceptive packaging. In a separate case, a judge in California on July 25 rejected a motion to dismiss a class action suit claiming Ferrara Candy had misrepresented the amount of candy in Jujyfruits boxes. By Consider The Consumer on September 12, 2020. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A California woman won a federal court's approval to lead a class action lawsuit over the amount of candy in boxes of Mike & Ike and Hot Tamales candy produced by Bethlehem-based Just Born … The settlement resolves a class-action lawsuit alleging the packaging had too much empty space and not enough candy, which was misleading to customers. If you bought boxes of Mike and Ike or Hot Tamales candy between 2013 and the summer of this year, the lawsuit alleges you may not have gotten what you paid for. CIVDS1926742, in the Superior … A California judge last month gave preliminary approval to a settlement in two lawsuits that claimed the size of Just Born’s cardboard packaging was misleading to consumers. What Led to the Mike and Ike Class Action Settlement News?