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Thursday, January 12 2017 |
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A California woman is suing Raisinets-maker Nestlé SA for allegedly under-filling its boxes of candy.
According to the lawsuit, Sandy Hafer purchased a box of Raisinets in an opaque movie-theater-style container and, after opening the box, discovered it was only 60% full. Hafer claims Nestlé engaged in "deceptive packaging" and that she would not have purchased the candy if she had known the box was not full of chocolate-coated raisins.
The lawsuit seeks at least $5 million in damages to refund (plus interest) every California moviegoer who purchased a box containing "slack fill" - the government's term for empty space in a container. The lawsuit says the 40% of space in Nestlé’s boxes of Raisinets that is empty is “non-functional,” since the candy isn’t “susceptible to cracking, breaking or crumbling like potato chips in a bag would be.”
“All Nestlé products and labels comply with FDA regulations and provide consumers the information they need to make informed purchasing decisions,” a Nestlé spokeswoman said.
—Source: blogs.wsj.com |
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Wednesday, January 04 2017 |
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An Illinois man is suing fast-food giant McDonald's and a local franchisee, claiming false advertising after his Extra Value Meal cost him more than if he had purchased the items à la carte.
Illinois bus driver James Gertie filed the lawsuit seeking class action status after he realized he paid 41 cents more for his $5.90 Extra Value Meal than he would have if he had purchased two cheeseburgers, fries and a drink separately.
"The reason that I am doing this is not about the 41 cents," Gertie told news sources. "It's because of the principle."
In his lawsuit, Gertie argues that McDonald's should not be able to get away with blatant false advertising, with the lawsuit stating the meal deal is clearly "no ‘value’ at all, let alone an ‘extra value.'" Gertie is seeking reimbursement for all customers "overcharged" for the two-cheeseburger Extra Value Meal.
—Source: newser.com |
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Wednesday, December 28 2016 |
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Three California customers are suing restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, alleging the restaurant misrepresented the calorie count in its new burrito.
According to news reports, the potential plaintiffs will seek class-action status on the grounds that Chipotle advertised the new chorizo burrito as having 300 calories when, in fact, it adds up to about 1,050 calories. One of the customers said he "felt excessively full" after consuming the burrito and was misled by the calorie count. Chipotle took to social media to apologize for the confusing sign, saying "...we'll make things more clear next time. The 300 calories is for the chorizo."
The plaintiffs argue that customers are entitled to accurate information regarding the nutritional value of food and that this situation represents Chipotle's larger trend of misleading information, thus warranting that the lawsuit cover everyone who ate at Chipotle over the last four years and not just since the chorizo burrito was introduced in October.
—Source: scpr.org |
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Monday, December 19 2016 |
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A New York lawyer is suing his neighbor, hoping to get an injunction forcing her to turn off her nonstop holiday music that blasts out of a loudspeaker in her Christmas display.
Nick Wilder, who's representing himself in the case, is suing socialite Lisa Maria Falcone, wife to hedge-fund billionaire Philip Falcone. Wilder lives in an apartment across the street from Falcone's three adjoining townhouses on East 67th Street.
“It’s not like she plays it a half-hour every day. It’s on from 7 a.m. to midnight," said Wilder. "I like a Christmas song on Christmas Day. But I’m tired of hearing ‘Jingle Bells’ like 700 or 800 times a day.’’
Wilder is asking Falcone to “show some Christmas spirit by being considerate and stop annoying the entire neighborhood.”
According to news reports, Falcone did not respond to media requests for comment.
—Source: nypost.com |
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Wednesday, December 14 2016 |
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A Dallas, Texas, woman is suing a company that specializes in background checks alleging that "confidential" information provided by the company to her husband led to her divorce.
Mary Roberts is suing Persopo.com for pulling from public records different social and dating websites around the Internet that Mary purportedly was using and providing the information to her husband as part of a background check. According to news reports, Mary's husband (now ex), Frank, suspected her of cheating for a long time.
“We had been married 13 years and had our ups and downs but this seemed different,” Frank said. “She never did stuff like this before. Leaving at all hours and never telling me where she is going.”
Nowhere in the lawsuit does it dispute if the information is accurate or not.
“When I searched her name it came right up, she had accounts matching her name and email on cheatingwives.com, match.com and many others.” Frank said. “I just couldn’t believe this was the woman that I married.”
When confronted with the information, including her photo from a dating website that indicated "never married" as her relationship status, Mary admitted to Frank her multiple affairs.
Mary is now stating that, "Persopo.com ruined my life by revealing private information about me.” She is currently seeking unspecified damages.
—Source: conservativedailypost.com |
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