John v. Whole Foods Market, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:15-cv-05838

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Paul A. Engelmayer

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  1. March 01, 2016

    Whole Foods Ducks Proposed Overpricing Class Action

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday threw out a proposed class action accusing Whole Foods of overcharging for prepackaged foods by overstating their weight, saying the consumers leading the case had failed to show that they had purchased items affected by the alleged mislabeling.

  2. January 05, 2016

    Whole Foods Says Overpricing Suit Lacks Key Ingredients

    Whole Foods on Tuesday asked a New York federal judge to throw out a proposed class action accusing it of overcharging for prepackaged foods by overstating their weight, saying the consumers leading the case had failed to show that they purchased items affected by the mislabeling.

  3. December 22, 2015

    Whole Foods Slams Class Overpricing Claims As Speculation

    Whole Foods on Tuesday blasted a proposed class action accusing the grocer of overcharging for prepacked foods, telling a New York federal judge that the customers' allegations are based on speculation and assumption, and that they can't plead facts supporting a claim they were injured.

  4. December 16, 2015

    Whole Foods Shoppers Call Overpricing Claim A 'Certainty'

    A pair of consumers leading a proposed class action accusing Whole Foods of overcharging for prepacked foods told a New York federal judge Tuesday that they did not need to prove they bought a specific underweight product to have standing, as such a purchase was a "virtual certainty" given their shopping record. 

  5. November 20, 2015

    Whole Foods Urges Judge To Toss Food Overcharging Suit

    Whole Foods Market asked a New York federal court on Friday to toss a proposed class action accusing the company of overcharging for prepackaged food by overstating its weight, saying the shoppers fail to prove they personally paid more for items than they should have.

  6. October 20, 2015

    Whole Foods Overcharging Case Will Stay In Federal Court

    Manhattan U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer refused Tuesday to let a proposed class action by a Whole Foods customer who says he was overcharged return to state court, saying back-of-the envelope math easily carries potential damages to the $5 million threshold and chiding a "desperate" bid to escape the federal venue. 

  7. September 28, 2015

    Whole Foods Says Overcharging Suit Destined To Fail

    Whole Foods Market Inc. in federal court on Friday claimed that a New York City shopper behind a proposed class action accusing the company of overcharging for food priced by weight will "inevitably" fail to prove that he personally paid more than he should have.

  8. July 27, 2015

    Whole Foods Hit With Suit For Overcharging NY Customers

    Whole Foods Market Inc. has been hit with a putative class action in New York federal court alleging that it systematically overcharged consumers for prepackaged products by overstating their weight.

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