you've been served have a nice day lawsuits are normally nothing to laugh at normally with that
in mind here are 10 hilarious lawsuits against food brands that deserve a few Giggles Pepsi
where's my jet we fly together we die together most of the big brands are no strangers to clever
marketing after all if you want your brand to be known worldwide you're going to have to up
the ante just to compete Pepsi is well aware of this fact and has been pumping out creative ads
and marketing strategies for years however deciding to give away a jet was definitely
creative but not such a good idea back in 1996 Pepsi debuted Pepsi stuff which was a Rewards
program that allowed fans to collect Pepsi Points these points could then be redeemed for lots of
cool merch or Pepsi stuff from the Pepsi stuff catalog among the prizes were items like Pepsi
t-shirts hats and a Harrier jet now it must be stated that to walk away with a simple Pepsi
t-shirt you would have to drink a lot of Pepsi but the Harrier would set you back a mere seven
million dollars in Pepsi Points however Pepsi's attempted a joke backfired when a man by the
name of John Leonard said to himself challenge accepted and with a little lands at the fine
print of the promotion found out that in place of product labels customers could simply buy Pepsi
Points for 10 cents each with a financial backer Leonard's then circumvented the impossible task of
collecting seven million dollars in Pepsi Points when Leonard came looking for his jet Pepsi was
forced to inform the man that there was no jet and this promotion was clearly a joke so Leonard
took the soda brand to court unfortunately for Mr Leonard the Court ruled in Pepsi's favor if
you want the whole story check out Netflix's documentary called Pepsi where's my Jet and
it's the choice of a new generation Velveeta prep time whoa is that a grilled cheese deluxe from
cheeser we've all heard the old expression time is money at some point in our lives well in the
case of a certain Florida Citizen time was worth approximately 5 million dollars Amanda Ramirez a
Florida resident and Velveeta Aficionado filed a class-action lawsuit against Kraft Heinz in
November 2022. Ramirez claimed that the company's Velveeta Shells and cheese takes longer to prepare
than the three and a half minutes advertised on the box the lawsuit argues that the advertised
prep time only covers the microwaving stage of the product and other actions like opening the
box and mixing the water and cheese sauce are not factored in I wouldn't be happy either the 15-page
class action lawsuit alleges that parent company Kraft Heinz sells more of the product and at a
higher price than it would if it didn't mislead consumers about the pasta's prep time she wouldn't
have bought it had she known the truth Ramirez's legal team is looking for five million dollars in
damages of course Kraft Heinz made a statement claiming the lawsuit to be frivolous and that
they would strongly defend against the allegations in the complaint time will tell if this lawsuit
results in any changes to the prep time listed on the package of course I've eaten chunks of cheese
before just not in public strawberry Pop-Tarts we have Pop-Tarts of all the various delicious
breakfast options you have as a kid Pop-Tarts were among the most fun not only were they a hot
breakfast that you could prepare by yourself they were also too good to just be eaten at breakfast
those sweet crisp pastries had a charm about them that never really went away for most of
us and the fruity filling inside was always the best part by far the most popular of the fruit
flavored Pop-Tarts was and is strawberry however multiple lawsuits filed against the product claim
that it's not just strawberries you're tasting these lawsuits were filed against cereal giant
Kelloggs the company that produces Pop-Tarts for filling the Beloved strawberry toaster pastries
with other fruit primarily apples and pears the lawsuit further adds that the apples and
pears that are added along with the strawberries are inferior in terms of health benefits however
a U.S District Judge wrote In the case is ruling that no reasonable consumer would see the entire
product label reading the words frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts next to a picture of
a toaster pastry coated in frosting and a reason reasonably expect that fresh strawberries would
be the sole ingredient in the product in April of last year the judge officially dismissed one
of the multiple cases against Kellogg's for this very reason so the next time you're interested
in getting the full nutritional value from a strawberry perhaps go grab a handful of the
real thing did you bring me strawberries first I'm here well you don't need a lawyer to hit
that subscribe button it's easy and it's free now more lawsuit laughs I object to run when I moved
Texas Pete Hot Sauce those are the hottest peppers on the planet false advertising can have
various consequences after all when information is presented to the consumer it's fair to assume that
the information is accurate unfortunately this isn't always the case and a bit of Truth bending
can lead to corporations finding themselves knee-deep in legal trouble this was the case
for Texas Pete Hot Sauce in 2022. Texas Pete Hot Sauce is a brand of fiery sauce that is quickly
approaching its 100th year of scorching Mounds the hot sauce proudly displays a fire engine
red Cowboy complete with lasso and a lone star floating about its logo so what's the problem you
see Texas Pete Hot Sauce claims to be a product of well you guessed it Texas after all it's right
there in the name right well not exactly as the sauce is actually made in Winston-Salem
North Carolina close but not quite Texas is it and you think this is a good idea Phillip white
noticed this bit of false advertising and saw fit to file a class action lawsuit against the brand
white claims that he wouldn't have purchased the sauce had he known that the product was not made
in Texas despite these claims Texas Pete's website does state that the sauce is and always has been
produced in North Carolina ever heard the saying that everything is bigger in Texas well that
seemingly includes illegal problems too inedible Skittles when she sat on a rainbow she made
Skittles doesn't just opening a bag of Skittles put a smile on your face with all the colors of
the rainbow represented and ready to send your taste buds on a journey to sweet and fruity flavor
country Skittles are chewy Sweet fun well not unless those Skittles are inedible of course back
in July 2022 a class action lawsuit was filed against Mars Inc skittle's parent company for
knowingly deceiving customers by not disclosing that the candy contains a chemical called
titanium oxide and thus is not suitable for human consumption titanium oxide is added to the candy
to give them their bright color the suit further adds that the client would not have purchased the
candy if the information regarding the titanium oxide had been fully disclosed according to
the suit the client suffered economic injury by purchasing them ultimately the case was dismissed
and the FDA sees no problem with the chemical additive we're not sure when the court date for
the next trial for Skittles will be you know the one where people are suing Skittles for claiming
that you can't actually Taste the rainbow are you guilty or not guilty sir Canada Dry Ginger Ale
what's the first ingredient you'd expect to taste after taking a sip of Canada Dry Ginger
Ale if your answer was Ginger then you're more fortunate than a Canadian Man by the name of
Victor cardoso according to the man himself Victor and his family often drank the popular soft drink
for the health properties associated with ginger however Cardozo said that he and his family were
unable to taste any Ginger at all so Mr Cardozo did what most of us would do he sued the company
Victor's lawyer argued that despite the Brand's label saying that the drink was made with real
Ginger the label was misleading cardoso's lawyer would continue to argue that while Canada Dry does
use actual Ginger they boil it in ethanol and that essentially destroys any nutritional or medicinal
benefits the litigation went on for 20 months before a two hundred thousand dollar settlement
was finally reached however Canada Dry released a statement expressly denying liability and is not
required to change its product labeling or advertising for products marketed in
Canada who knew that a supposed flavorless can of someone's favorite soft drink would end up paying
off Barilla pasta he says that he wants a two spaghetti especially real Italian pasta is thought
to be the best pasta the world has to offer that's fair so when a Pasta Company claims to be Italy's
number one brand of pasta you can bet pasta lovers might be willing to pay a little extra for the
stuff that is of course if the pasta is truly what it claims to be Barilla pasta came under Fire from
customers for falsely advertising that their product was Italy's best pasta a class action
lawsuit was filed against the Pasta Company for the misleading Marketing in October of 2022. while
Barilla was founded in Parma Italy in 1877 and the company is still headquartered there today the
pasta is produced in the US of a a spokesperson responded to the allegations detailed in the
case stating that the company will continue to defend itself against the unfounded claims as the
wording on the box clearly states that the pasta is made in the USA with both American and imported
ingredients to play it safe maybe the next round of burlap pasta packages should read made in the
USA with USA ingredients but found it in and at one time made in Italy though all that might
not fit on the package it's plain pasta It's the only meal that never disappoints McNuggets burn
hey Mr nugget you the bomb what is it about hot food and McDonald's in the past the burger
chain hasn't had the best of luck when it comes to their hot products and customers
injuring themselves with those products in 2019 a Florida child suffered second-degree burns after
a McNugget from her Happy Meal landed on her side the four-year-old was left in severe pain and her
mother said McDonald's was responsible for the injury what but you're so good at hiding your
emotions the Florida mother filed a lawsuit against the mega chain stating the franchise
should be held liable for negligence and failure to warn customers about the risk of hot food and
for failing to provide instructions for Safe Handling of the food the burger chain was not
found to be negligent and the jury dismissed the argument that the product was defective while
there's nothing funny about a child suffering second-degree burns most parents tend to fully
realize that anything fresh out of the fryer is likely going to be a bit on the hot side Blue
Diamond Smokehouse almonds I used to be able to name every nut while almonds on their own
might not be the first snack you reach for after opening up your cupboard combining the nuts with
something like chocolate or jalapeno seasoning brings these healthy snacks to another level
Blue Diamond knows this all too well which is why the company offers a deliciously Smoky version of
The Nut The Smokehouse almond just one problem how can these almonds be called Smokehouse when
they've never been in a Smokehouse this was the question asked by a Chicago woman in 2022
Margot Clark discovered this fact about the Blue Diamond almonds and took it upon herself to file
a label class lawsuit against the company Margot insisted that since the almonds were not produced
using real smoke and instead simply include a natural hickory smoke flavor they're not the
real deal and thus not worthy of the name among other things the class action suit alleges that
the company is misleading consumers and that blue diamond is violating federal and state
regulations the suit further adds that the branch in make it clear on the front of the package that
the SmokeHouse flavor is artificial and that the Brand's red and orange packaging are evocative of
fire it's not known whether Blue Diamond will have to pay up and change the word Smokehouse or not
Duncan's hot coffee probably the worst coffee I've ever tasted most of us expect the coffee
we ordered to be hot makes sense right however not all who purchase a cup of coffee seem to be
aware of this fact in 2022 a New Jersey couple Evan Arlington and Stephanie Arlington Macias
filed a lawsuit against the donut giant after Arlington spilled a cup of coffee on his lap
at a drive-through the lawsuit states that as a result Arlington suffered severe burns and great
pain and mental anguish affecting his future the suit further adds that Arlington's wife suffered
a loss of her husband's Aid Comfort conjugal fellowship and Consortium fortunately for Duncan
these lawsuits usually don't go anywhere and with warning labels on cups these suits tend to
disappear pretty quickly unfortunately for those who continue to spill hot coffee on themselves
maybe it's time to play it safe and Brew up a pot of coffee and the safety of your home you
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