Tootsie Roll controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Ninth Circuit rejects fee request in Tootsie Roll slack-fill case
Ruling
The Ninth Circuit rejected the plaintiff’s request for attorneys’ fees in litigation alleging that Tootsie Roll misled consumers through excess empty space in Junior Mints and Sugar Babies boxes. The court found that Tootsie Roll’s labeling changes were not the primary relief the plaintiff had sought.
Source excerpt
In Gordon, the Ninth Circuit held that the first element was not satisfied because Tootsie Roll’s changes were not “the primary relief sought” by the plaintiff.
the plaintiff alleged that Tootsie Roll was deceiving consumers by including too much empty space, or “slack fill,” in its boxes of Junior Mints and Sugar Babies.
Gordon v. Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., No. 18-56315, 2020 WL 1846920 (9th Cir. Apr. 13, 2020)