Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Open
Case Summary:Just Born, Inc. is settling two class actions about two types of its candies, Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales. The complaints alleged that the opaque cardboard boxes in which the candies are packed are underfilled—that is, they contain too much nonfunctional “slack fill,” leading consumers to believe that the boxes contained more candy than they did.
Docket Number:CIVDS1926742, 2:17-cv-01826-TJH-PJW
Company: Just Born Inc.
Filing Deadline: November 10, 2020
Class Period: February 3, 2013 to July 23, 2020
Objection Deadline: October 11, 2020
Exclusion Deadline: October 11, 2020
Final Approval Hearing: December 15, 2020
Proof of Purchase:No proof of purchase is required. However, only those with proof of purchase can receive cash payouts. All other will be given vouchers for free candy.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you bought one or more cardboard boxes of Mike and Ike or Hot Tamales candies, for personal use and not for resale, in the US, between February 3, 2013 and July 23, 2020.
Typical Settlement Amount:If you have receipts, you may claim either 50 cents per unit, up to a total of $8, or a voucher for one free box for every two boxes purchased, up to eight free boxes. If you do not have receipts, you may not receive a cash payment; you may receive a voucher for one free box for every two boxes purchased, up to eight free boxes.
Total Settlement Amount: $3,300,000
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:Up to $15,000
Law Firm:
Clarkson Law Firm
Claim Form: Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales Underfilled Boxes Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Mateski, et al. v. Just Born, Inc., Escobar v. Just Born, Inc.
Settlement Website: Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales Underfilled Boxes Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
Digital Settlement Group, LLC
Just Born Claims Administrator
Digital Settlement Group, LLC
PO Box 232
Valparaiso, IN 46384
info@justborncandysettlement.com
1-877-595-9314