"Is that a footlong?"
"And then some."
Posted on 08/27/2017 10:58:20 AM PDT by Mount Athos
A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out a class-action settlement intended to resolve claims that the Subway sandwich chain deceived customers by selling "Footlong" subs that were less than a foot long.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago called the settlement "utterly worthless," and said the customers' lawyers were not entitled to attorney's fees for convincing Subway it was better to make the case go away than fight.
"A class action that seeks only worthless benefits for the class and yields only fees for class counsel is no better than a racket and should be dismissed out of hand," Circuit Judge Diane Sykes wrote for a three-judge panel.
"This is exactly the opinion we were hoping for," Frank said in an interview. "It affirms the principle that when attorneys bring class actions to benefit only themselves, it's an abuse of the system, and courts should not tolerate it."
The case is In re: Subway Footlong Sandwich Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 16-1652.
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She sat there staring, paralyzed and open mouthed!
Well played.
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There seems to be at least some in the judiciary who haven’t lost their sense.
WOW! A judge with a working brain. I honestly did not think one existed. Notice I said "one". Judge Sykes is a very rare animal, to be sure...
When you accepted the sub, paid your money and ate it, you clinched the case for Subway.
The lumber industry just heaved a sigh of relief.
A 2 x 4 is 1.5 x 3.5 inches.
Other pieces are similarly shaved.
She’s on Trump’s list of potential Supreme Court nominees.
I seem to recall a case in California recently where the State sued Home Depot because a 2x4 was not a 2x4. It looked like a shakedown to me.
My foot is not a foot long. Whom do I sue?
I remember when Verizon had their big payout after a class action suit...
it turned out to be a "free" set of cheap ear phones....
the lawyers?...millions in fees...
Customers never heard of "shrinkage"?
I missed that one. LOL
In California, I’d believe it. We’ve got the biggest horse “stuff” legislature in world history. Nero probably had a better governing body.
Been that way for over 60 years. “2X4” is a throwback to the days of square edge rough cut framing lumber from the local sawmill that wasn’t commercially kiln dried.
Charlie Syke’s former wife. And she was in the running for a SCOTUS nomination....
Thanks for the mention. I’ve never known the reason for the sizes on cuts of lumber.
Hey, you know what you’re getting up front. It’s no big deal. You determine your needs and make purchases accordingly.
At Subway you see the bun you’re sandwich will be made from. If you don’t like what you see, don’t buy it.
The 2 x 4 is measured before planing. Just as McDonald’s quarter pounder is measured before cooking.
What were the people in the Subway lawsit going to get? A free 12" ruler?
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