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Hershey…James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, 401, Northeast 1st Avenue, Torch of Friendship, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 33132, United States
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Stated as firm on the order itself: "Case 0:24-cv-60831-MD Document 47 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/19/2025", "ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS [ECF NO. 24]".^[1]

Start: Sep 19, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Judge Dismisses Reese's Pumpkin Suit Over Missing Carved Faces

US District Judge Melissa Damian threw out a Florida class action claiming Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins lacked the carved eyes and mouths pictured on the pack, finding the buyers had shown no concrete injury.

Nathan Vidal, Debra Hennick, Abdjul Martin and Eduardo Granados sued Hershey under Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, saying they bought Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins expecting the "cool" carved designs shown on the pack^[1]
Vidal said he bought three bags of Peanut Butter Pumpkins and a bag of White Pumpkins at a Publix for about $8 each on 29 October 2023 and found them "all blank"^[1]
Judge Melissa Damian granted Hershey's motion and dismissed the complaint without prejudice, denied class certification as moot and closed the case, giving the plaintiffs 15 days to seek leave to amend^[1]
The court found the plaintiffs had not alleged a concrete injury and so lacked Article III standing^[2]
Hershey argued buyers still got "delicious Reese's candy" and that the pack carried a "decorating suggestion" disclaimer; plaintiffs' lawyer Anthony Russo called it a procedural ruling, not one on the merits^[3]

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storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.667841/gov.uscourts.flsd.667841.47.0.pdf
storage.courtlistener.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Sep 19, 2025 ✓· 45% of score
Stated as firm on the order itself: "Case 0:24-cv-60831-MD Document 47 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/19/2025", "ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS [ECF NO. 24]".
[2]90%
Order Granting Motion to Dismiss First Amended Class Action Complaint, Vidal v. The Hershey Company (S.D. Fla.)
storage.courtlistener.com· Published Sep 16, 2026· 44% of score
Recounts that 'On September 19, 2025, this Court dismissed the Complaint' for want of a concrete injury and Article III standing, then allowed an amended complaint.^[1]
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Hershey defeats lawsuit over Reese's Halloween candy lacking 'cool' designs (Food Dive)
fooddive.com· Published Sep 24, 2025· 11% of score
Reports the dismissal 'last week', Hershey's arguments (no injury, 'decorating suggestion' disclaimer) and plaintiffs' lawyer Anthony Russo's reaction.^[1]

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Judge Throws Out Amended Reese's Pumpkin Suit for Lack of Standing
Hershey…James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, 401, Northeast 1st Avenue, Torch of Friendship, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 33132, United States
Starts 09/16/2026CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE8 days agoStated as firm on the order: "Entered on FLSD Docket 09/16/2026" and "DONE AND ORDERED in the Southern District of Florida this 16th day of September, 2026."^[1]
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