Oh lawd, lawsuits start over Subway footlong

[proudmanlet]

Cliffs
-cheeky Aussie (miscer???) claims footlong measures only 11", tells subway "pls respond" http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...33&pagenumber=
-subway responds "just a trademark" http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=151254033
-lawsuits start, at least 2 filed in Chicago and NJ


http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/01/...-on-footlongs/



This image from a Subway customer’s federal lawsuit shows a ruler next to one of the restaurant chain’s Footlong sandwiches, proving it is less than 11 inches long. (Supplied to CBS)

CHICAGO (CBS) – A subway customer has filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago, alleging the sandwich store’s popular “Footlong” subs aren’t really a foot long.

As CBS 2’s Pamela Jones reports, when it comes to Subway sandwiches, size matters to customers.

The lawsuit – which seeks class-action status – includes photos of a Footlong sub that measures less than 11 inches long.

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Subway sells Footlong subs at all of its stores, but the lawsuit alleges that’s not what its customers get every time.

It claims the company behind Subway restaurants acted “fraudulently and deceptively,” by pumping out ads that promise Footlong sandwiches, which often turn out to be smaller than advertised.

“They clearly state that the length of the sub is one foot, and I don’t see how it could be any clearer than that,” attorney Tom Zimmerman said.


But Zimmerman said consumers are getting shorted at stores across the country, with sandwiches that are sometimes less than 11 inches.

With a ruler held up next to the sandwich she had just bought, one woman said it appeared her Footlong was only about 10 inches long.

“I think it’s messed up,” she said.

She visited the same store near Clark Street and Montrose Avenue that the plaintiff in the lawsuit claims sold him a too-short Footlong sub on Jan. 20.

The lawsuit seeks more than $5 million in damages for Subway customers.

“If this is sold as 12 inches in length, then it should be 12 inches in length. It’s no different than buying a dozen eggs and getting eleven,” Zimmerman said.

In response to recent complaints about its Footlong subs, the company has said it uses the phrase “Footlong” as a trademarked descriptive name for its sandwiches, not an actual measurement.

They said the length of baked bread can vary after cooking.

The lawsuit alleges that the bread all comes from one place, and should be uniform. If not, Zimmerman said Subway’s ads should say the actual size of its subs could vary.



http://www.inquisitr.com/492331/subw...ver-footlongs/

Subway Sued Over Footlongs

Subway has been sued over its footlongs.

The sandwich shop received a lot of criticism last week when a photo was posted on the internet of an 11-inch “footlong” sub. Now, two men from New Jersey have filed a lawsuit against the company.

Stephen DeNittis, the lawyer for the plaintiffs, told Yahoo: “The case is about holding companies to deliver what they’ve promised.”

DeNittis said that getting a sandwich that is a half inch short may not sound like a big deal but when you take into account that Subway has more than 38,000 stores around the country those inches quickly add up.

KPic reports that Subway is being sued for “compensatory damages” and DeNittis is asking the company to change its practices.

Subway hasn’t responded to the lawsuit yet but after some photos went viral last week the company released a statement saying that the term “footlong” is meant as a descriptive term and was not meant as an accurate measurement.

Subway said:

“With regards to the size of the bread and calling it a footlong, ‘SUBWAY FOOTLONG’ is a registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub sold in Subway Restaurants and not intended as a measurement of length. The length of the bread baked in the restaurant cannot be assured each and every time as the proofing process may vary slightly each time in the restaurant.”

What do you think about the Subway lawsuit? Do you feel like you’re getting shorted when you eat a footlong sandwich?

[PervedOut]

Oh the irony in that pic


cheeky m8, cheeky.......

[elicate]

Firehouse yo

[Donelurkin]

lmao end well this will not

[jeffaz]

its like the ultimate e-stat
"i swear im 12 inches!"

[proudmanlet]

Oh the irony in that pic


cheeky m8, cheeky.......

hehe

[Unpleasantries]

on another note I got a meal at subway the other day because I was in a hurry. It was $10 and it tasted like ****

[bogui94]

People sue for anything in this country lol

[monty097]

lol wow you can pretty much sue for anything in the U.S can't you

i heard some bish fell outside a mcdonald's and won like $600,000



edit: wizardry above

[SparkyAus]

i fkn knew it man, those things never seem a foot long, i measure with my penis

[Turbomunkey]

People are fuks

[luzz223]

Subway e-statting big time.....cheeky kunts

[Ravishing_Rick]

[sloop]

Subway said:

“With regards to the size of the bread and calling it a footlong, ‘SUBWAY FOOTLONG’ is a registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub sold in Subway Restaurants and not intended as a measurement of length. The length of the bread baked in the restaurant cannot be assured each and every time as the proofing process may vary slightly each time in the restaurant.”

What do you think about the Subway lawsuit? Do you feel like you’re getting shorted when you eat a footlong sandwich?

So a foot long is not considered a foot long What is it supposed to be considered then?

[proudmanlet]

i fkn knew it man, those things never seem a foot long, i measure with my penis

lol

[MiscVirgin69]

would be funny if he won big bucks

[Meagzz]

-Change sandwich names to 'large' or 'small'
-Problem solved

[Maestro]

I can see how it can appear misleading, but its just the name. There are a lot of fast food items that tote some Big or Large name but it doesn't necessarily correlate to the actual product.

For example, MacDonalds use to have a burger called the "Big N' Tasty" but it was by no means big, because the whopper was still a larger burger.

[Unpleasantries]

I can see how it can appear misleading, but its just the name. There are a lot of fast food items that tote some Big or Large name but it doesn't necessarily correlate to the actual product.

For example, MacDonalds use to have a burger called the "Big N' Tasty" but it was by no means big, because the whopper was still a larger burger.

big is subjective

footlong is not subjective. Its an objective unit of measure. Thanks.

[EhJayAych]

Good, Subway is acting like a bunch of cheeky kunts

[proudmanlet]

lunchtime, brb going to subway so I can join lawsuit

[Swizzard]

I hope we all die soon from some catastrophe. I mean, really? fukking fat motherphuckers with nothing better to do suing over a sandwich that tastes like cardboard to begin with. Chit is $5, what the phuck were they expecting?

[Eskimo]

no wonder Jared lost so much weight he was only eating 10-11" of sub instead of 12.

[strunz]

what phaggots. anyone who sues over something like that (the hot mcdonalds coffee for instance) deserves TO DIE. they literally are a plague on this earth and need to die as an example for all. if u sue someone like mcdonalds becuz u spilt coffee all over urself, its ur own fcking fault. the fact they actually think they deserve something boggles my mind, need to get fcking tortured n killed as an example to people will stop sueing over things they do not deserve

[Ruckus91]

While I'm perturbed that someone would think a lawsuit is the best course of action, I'm also wondering what the hell Subway was thinking naming a sandwich that isn't 12 inches a footlong.

[OliverTwisterJr]

What are the chances that measuring tape he has on the bread was also used to measure his penis

[ProteinEater]

I'm gonna sue them for half foot long is .5 short

[boogerface]

if subway trademarked "footlong" as a term for their sandwiches then they will win.

it's like goldschlager...not made out of gold right

[ChicagoBrah]

False advertising.

Subway don goofed

[strunz]

i was jus stuck in business law class n my phaggot professor was going on n on about how he is sueing walmart because some lil 5 yr old in front of line spilt some water, they didnt clean it up instantly and his wife slipt on it n fell, he is sueing for millions...pathetic.

he named some special person who is resident of state, so that his ruling cant go federal and will stay in the state, leading him to win cuz they side with victims here.

dude planned it out he is a phaggot and needs to have his fcking tounge ripped out then fingers cut off 1 by 1



literally people like him need to die


SRS