Boxes

Junior Mints Boxes Contain Too Much Air? Lawsuit Has Inflated

Biola Daniel claims the manufacturer of Junior Mints intentionally deceived sweet-toothed consumers by packaging them in unnecessarily large boxes topped off with too much air, referred to as “slack-fill.” Wochit A federal class action lawsuit accuses the manufacturer of Junior Mints with cheating consumers by having too much air and not enough candy in the box. (Photo: U.S. District Court, …


Verizon FiOS Customers Say They Were Tricked Into Paying for Unnecessary Set-Top Boxes

If you’ve got Verizon FiOS and you’re paying fees each month for multiple cable boxes, you may be wasting a lot of money. The pay-TV provider has an app that will give you live access to FiOS on your TV through a number of devices that are less expensive than a leased set-top box. Is it deceptive for Verizon to let its customers continue paying for leased boxes without advising them of cheaper …


Candy Companies Are Under-Filling Their Boxes, Class-Action Lawsuits Allege

When you go to the movies, you assume when you buy candy you’re box is filled up, but new class-action lawsuits filed against big-name candy brands claim the boxes are under-filled. So how much candy is actually in there? TODAY national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen cut open those boxes to see just how much candy you’re actually getting at the movies.



Food Manufacturer Sued for Allegedly Deceptive ”Slack-Fill ”

Last Thursday, four New York City residents commenced a federal lawsuit and prospective class action against the world’s leading pasta maker, Barilla S.p.A., and its subsidiaries Barilla America, Inc. and Barilla USA (collectively, “Barilla”), alleging that Barilla engaged in deceptive “slack-fill” to deceive consumers as to the amount of pasta in its boxes. Should food manufacturers be …