A restaurant owner and phone book company have settled a lawsuit over the placement of a listing for the Montana restaurant in the "Animal Carcass Removal" section of the yellow pages.

Restaurant owner Hunter Lacey's lawsuit claims the Dex Media Inc. phone book salesman deliberately published the free listing under the "Animal Carcass Removal" section after he refused to buy an advertisement in the phone book. According to the plaintiff, Big Sky Beverage Inc., parent company of Bar 3 Bar-B-Q, the inaccurate listing cost the restaurant owner some of his customers and made him the butt of a Jay Leno joke.

The lawsuit sought damages for alleged negligence, defamation and slander, among other charges. The case ultimately settled, with the phone book company agreeing to make a payment to the restaurant owner of an undisclosed amount.

The salesman no longer works for the company.

—Source: missoulian.com