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CK Smith

Judge: Reese’s pumpkins don’t need faces

With Halloween coming up, there’s no need to worry that you won’t get any pumpkin-shaped chocolate and peanut butter candy in your trick-or-treat basket. A federal judge has ruled that disappointment over a faceless Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkin isn’t enough to sustain a lawsuit against Hershey.

U.S. District Judge Melissa Damian dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit Wednesday brought by two Florida men who claimed Hershey misled consumers by depicting its seasonal Reese’s candies with detailed designs that weren’t actually present on the chocolate.

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