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Companies get sued by random people for stuff like this all the time, I don't think there's anything here that indicates this is particularly newsworthy or exce

Companies get sued by random people for stuff like this all the time, I don't think there's anything here that indicates this is particularly newsworthy or exceptional. This is the same class-action lawyer who sued Kellogs for not putting enough strawberry ingredients into their strawberry poptarts: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/30/1050175655/strawberry-pop-tarts-lawyer-spencer-sheehan-vanilla-lime-food-beverage https://www.npr.org/2021/10/30/1050175655/strawberry-pop-tar.... Apparently (according to that NPR article) he files ~3 lawsuits per week

seanw444 4y ago
I can't imagine spending my whole life filing bullshit lawsuits.
- melony 4y ago
  There needs to be Slapp for frivolous trolls like him.
- Cerium 4y ago
  Scott Johnson manages all right. [1][2][3] At least he got caught on tax fraud. [4] [1]: https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/08/06/san-jose-falafels-drive-in-faces-threat-from-serial-ada-plaintiff https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/08/06/san-jose-falafels-dri... [2]: https://abc7news.com/san-jose-time-deli-close-to-sued/2211438/ https://abc7news.com/san-jose-time-deli-close-to-sued/221143... [3]: https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/08/17/attorney-sues-dozens-of-peninsula-businesses-over-ada-violations/ https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/08/17/attorney-sues-dozen... [4]: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/sacramento-attorney-and-filer-ada-lawsuits-pleads-guilty-filing-false-tax-return https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/sacramento-attorney-and...
- giantrobot 4y ago
  It must be the VC model for lawyers, it takes one mega-successful lawsuit out of a hundred to come out ahead.
mcphage 4y ago
> This is the same class-action lawyer who sued Kellogs for not putting enough strawberry ingredients into their strawberry poptarts I'm definitely against frivolous lawsuits, but that doesn't seem like a good example of one to me. "Product isn't what it claims" seems like a totally valid lawsuit.
- autoexec 4y ago
  Exactly. I have no problems with someone going after false or misleading advertising. Does any brand make a decent toaster ready alternative that isn't just flavored sugar but actually contains a decent amount of actual strawberry filling? I'll give Kellogg's some credit for having the other fruits listed in the ingredients and making it clear there is very little fruit at all. It looks like strawberry pop-tarts may contain more salt than strawberry. ingredients on the box says: wheat flour, sugar, sugar, sugar, oil, sugar, and wheat flour. Contains 2% or less of wheat starch, salt, dried strawberries, dried pears, dried apples, baking soda/baking powder, citric acid, gelatin, more wheat starch, yellow corn flour, caramel color, xanthan gum, corn starch, turmeric extract color, soy lecithin, red 40, yellow 6, blue 1

seanw444 4y ago

I can't imagine spending my whole life filing bullshit lawsuits.

melony 4y ago
There needs to be Slapp for frivolous trolls like him.
Cerium 4y ago
Scott Johnson manages all right. [1][2][3] At least he got caught on tax fraud. [4] [1]: https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/08/06/san-jose-falafels-drive-in-faces-threat-from-serial-ada-plaintiff https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/08/06/san-jose-falafels-dri... [2]: https://abc7news.com/san-jose-time-deli-close-to-sued/2211438/ https://abc7news.com/san-jose-time-deli-close-to-sued/221143... [3]: https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/08/17/attorney-sues-dozens-of-peninsula-businesses-over-ada-violations/ https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/08/17/attorney-sues-dozen... [4]: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/sacramento-attorney-and-filer-ada-lawsuits-pleads-guilty-filing-false-tax-return https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/sacramento-attorney-and...
giantrobot 4y ago
It must be the VC model for lawyers, it takes one mega-successful lawsuit out of a hundred to come out ahead.

mcphage 4y ago

> This is the same class-action lawyer who sued Kellogs for not putting enough strawberry ingredients into their strawberry poptarts I'm definitely against frivolous lawsuits, but that doesn't seem like a good example of one to me. "Product isn't what it claims" seems like a totally valid lawsuit.

autoexec 4y ago
Exactly. I have no problems with someone going after false or misleading advertising. Does any brand make a decent toaster ready alternative that isn't just flavored sugar but actually contains a decent amount of actual strawberry filling? I'll give Kellogg's some credit for having the other fruits listed in the ingredients and making it clear there is very little fruit at all. It looks like strawberry pop-tarts may contain more salt than strawberry. ingredients on the box says: wheat flour, sugar, sugar, sugar, oil, sugar, and wheat flour. Contains 2% or less of wheat starch, salt, dried strawberries, dried pears, dried apples, baking soda/baking powder, citric acid, gelatin, more wheat starch, yellow corn flour, caramel color, xanthan gum, corn starch, turmeric extract color, soy lecithin, red 40, yellow 6, blue 1