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ROBERT GREER, JEFFREY RIEMER, JANE BARKER,
TUCKER GOODMAN, DOLORES BOWERS, and AMBER
TURNER, individually and on behalf of themselves and
all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
STRANGE HONEY FARM, LLC; GARY STRANGE and
FONDA STRANGE, owners and members; INGLES
MARKETS, INC.; K-VA-T FOOD STORES, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees. |
No. 23-5589 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.
No. 3:20-cv-00262—Katherine A. Crytzer, District Judge.
Argued: June 13, 2024
Decided and Filed: September 6, 2024
Before: COLE, GRIFFIN, and READLER, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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Plaintiffs are consumers who allege Strange Honey made fraudulent claims about its
products. The district court dismissed plaintiffs’ claims against all but one defendant for
pleading fraud-based claims without the specificity required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
9(b), and it then denied plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend. After plaintiffs appealed, the
district court formally dismissed the remaining defendant and entered final judgment. At issue is
whether we possess jurisdiction to consider plaintiffs’ appeal, and, if so, whether the district
court correctly granted the motions to dismiss and denied the motion for leave to amend.
Because we answer both questions in the affirmative, we affirm the district court’s judgment. |
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