A lawsuit against Stop & Shop alleging the grocer improperly enriched itself by having different prices online and in-store can only continue on statutory claims that the store violated Massachusetts and Connecticut consumer laws, a federal judge held Friday.
U.S. District Judge Julia E. Kobick for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a class action’s unjust enrichment claim against Stop & Shop and said the class could only pursue its Massachusetts and Connecticut state law claims. James William brought the class action suit against Stop & Shop in August, claiming the grocer and its parent company, Ahold Delhaize USA, sold him and other consumers navel oranges at a higher in-store price than the price listed for the same product on the company website. Stop & Shop filed a partial motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s unjust enrichment claims.