Hershey defeated a lawsuit claiming it misled consumers who were disappointed the Halloween-themed Reese’s peanut butter candies they bought lacked the decorative details shown on the labels. The May 2024 lawsuit challenged the lack of details on nine Reese’s products, including a bat-shaped candy missing eyes, a ghost-shaped candy missing eyes and a mouth, and a football-shaped candy that resembled an egg because it had no stitching. Damian also said the subjective belief of the plaintiffs that they overpaid did not support their claims, or give them standing to sue. The proposed class action by Florida residents Nathan Vidal and Eduardo Granados sought at least $5 million in damages. Anthony Russo, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, called the ruling procedural, and said his clients will review their next steps.