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For a while there, Subway claimed that "footlong" "was just a word" and not an exact measurement (and often a footlong measued less than 12").
by alanfalcon 10y ago
For a while there, Subway claimed that "footlong" "was just a word" and not an exact measurement (and often a footlong measued less than 12").
- lloydde 10y ago'As part of the settlement, Subway agreed to institute practices for at least four years to ensure its bread is at least 12 inches long. The judge approved $520,000 in attorney fees and $500 for each of the 10 individuals who were representatives of the class, but no monetary claims were awarded to potential members of the class. "It was difficult to prove monetary damages, because everybody ate the evidence," said Thomas Zimmerman, who was co-lead attorney for the class. Zimmerman said the attorney fees are being split among 10 law firms.' Feb. 29, 2016 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9dda14e5aeae4083aa331ebbd98af672/subway-ensure-footlongs-measure-after-lawsuit http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9dda14e5aeae4083aa331ebbd98af...
- shimon_e 10y agoOnly the lawyers win.
- averagewall 10y agoI think that's fair in a case like this. The lawyers are the ones who got Subway to change their practices. The 10 individuals wouldn't have been anyone who was specially hurt compared to the millions of other customers, just whoever bothered to spend the time signing up.