Subway short sandwich settlement comes up short.

[Bekeart]

Subway short sandwich settlement comes up short.

Subway came under criticism in 2013 when an Australian teenager measured a Subway footlong sandwich, found it to be only 11 inches long, and then posted it onto social media.

The two sides settled last year, with Subway agreeing to pay attorneys for the plaintiffs $525,000 in legal costs, and $500 apiece to each of the 10 people who led the class action lawsuit.

“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,” read the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, released on Friday. “That is an apt description of this case.”

Bekeart

 

[eb07]

Only the attorneys won this

 

[Chuck24]

It's the 2x4s all over again.

 

[ladder13]

Caj needs a new boat

 

[LDM]

As always, the only winners in these class actions are the shysters who talk gullible people into filing these suits.

 

[DWalt]

I have been in the plaintiff "class" of numerous class-action lawsuits regarding securities matters. They are very common in the financial world. I have never received any settlement awards which amounted to anything. Not so the lawyers handling the suit. In general, I'll get a letter from some law firm saying that a class action suit is being brought against some company in which I own stock for any of various reasons, and, as a stockholder, I am automatically in the class unless I specifically opt out. Such cases have a way of dragging on for many years, which is greatly to the benefit of the lawyers, not those in the class. When the case is settled, the lawyers always get many millions in fees, and the stockholders in the class get essentially nothing.

 

[eb07]

I LOVE IT when the lawyers win.

I LOVE IT EVEN MORE when the clients and the lawyers win.

I HATE it when frivolous lawsuits take up both taxpayer time and money.

We need tort reform nationwide to stop this garbage.

 

[wingriderz]

Yes pure scum. We have a big fat bloated one here in Florida Morgan & Morgan their slogan is "For the People" Wrong it's for the Money. This Swine has over 8 D W I . This from a personal injury attorney. He's the one that lobbied the state for legal pot too.

 

[ace22]

Only the attorneys won this

as is the result from every class action lawsuit i've seen.

 

[rog8732]

Can a lawyer actually be allowed to present a civil suit to a court of law;..decide if it has merit;..rule a judgement in their own favor;..and set the award amount in the amount they deem proper ???

I would have thought surely it would have to be a judge that presided over those decisions !... So, is it a lawyer, or a judge that deserves the criticism in these seemingly frivolous cases ?

 

[ExcitableBoy]

A LESSON IN TERROR:

“Has he come armed, then?” she asked anxiously. “Has he brought a pistol or a sword?”

Ian shook his head, his dark hair lifting wildly in the wind.

“Oh, no, Ma'am!” he said. “It’s worse. He’s brought a lawyer!”

 

[vytoland]

Subway came under criticism in 2013 when an Australian teenager measured a Subway footlong sandwich, found it to be only 11 inches

the horror....the horror

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[moosedog]

My friend just noted to me the other day that Labatts Beer in 12oz are now 11.5 oz. Settling of contents maybe? Is there no end to this?

 

[Arik]

Only the attorneys won this

That's almost ALL class action suits

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[gman51]

I just wonder how many will take a tape measure with them next time they go to Subway? LOL Just for giggles I just might do that, but I haven't been to Subway in over 7 years.

 

[BigBill]

One more class action suit that hasn't happened yet, how come the real subway sammich doesn't look like the one on tv? The sammich on tv has plenty of meat in it. Like the old lady on the Wendy's commercial said where's the beef?

 

[Tyrod]

I like the idea of the suit. If a company advertises nationally that it's subs are a foot long (12") then they ought to be a foot long. Otherwise what's to stop them in a couple of years making them 10", etc. It's the settlement that gets my goat as well as others it would appear.

On another note about Subway. I have a friend that was a manager of a subway. Because of the things he told me & wifey about subway, we don't eat there anymore.

 

[Arik]

On another note about Subway. I have a friend that was a manager of a subway. Because of the things he told me & wifey about subway, we don't eat there anymore.

That's just about any place. Whether it's political or prep based. I worked in Boston Market and a host of other places when I was a teen. The things I can tell you you'll never eat there again

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[BigBill]

My brothers went to high school with the CEO of subway in Bridgeport,ct. the guy would leave school early to open up his subway shop. Look at what he started. Recently he passed away. The very first subway shop was at madison ave, and capitol ave in Bridgeport, ct.

 

[k22fan]

I can not sleep at night. I'm terrified that if I doze off I'll be devoured by one of the bears I read about in bear threads.

There must be other victims here and I'm sure one of our counselors needs work. However, we can save the attorney fees. I'll settle for Handejector's engraved 4" Triple Lock.