Joliet woman’s lawsuit claims companies put Trump tariff burdens on consumers
A Joliet woman filed a class action lawsuit alleging Nestle USA and The J.M. Smucker Company passed the cost of unlawful tariffs onto consumers.Summary
A Joliet woman, Melanie Mulconrey, has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Nestle USA and The J.M. Smucker Company, alleging they passed the burden of U.S. President Donald Trump’s unlawful tariffs onto consumers. The lawsuit claims the companies charged consumers the cost of tariffs deemed unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 ruling. Mulconrey alleges she purchased Folgers products from Costco and Nespresso products from Target, and that the companies unjustly enriched themselves by shifting the tariff burden. Similar lawsuits have been filed against other major retailers. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren also sent a letter to The J.M. Smucker Company questioning the impact of tariffs on coffee prices and whether cost increases were passed to consumers.
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