MarvinisaLunatic Posted October 1, 2003 Report Posted October 1, 2003 Article Ice-cream firm agrees fat pay-out A US ice-cream firm has settled a lawsuit brought by weight-watching customers - by giving them extra ice-cream. Florida-based DeConna had been hit by a class-action court case, after complaints that its famous Big Daddy brand was not as low-fat as its advertising had claimed. Although marketed towards the health-conscious consumer, Big Daddy has three times as many calories as some labelling claimed, the plaintiffs argued. But in a $1m settlement of the two-year-old case, the firm has offered angry customers two scoops of ice-cream for every one they purchased. Anyone who bought Big Daddy ice cream between 1995 and 2001 can take part in the hand-out, even if they did not have the foresight to save their receipts for the past eight years. Business is booming The case is a minor one within the heavyweight context of US corporate lawsuits, but it illustrates the growing power of the consumer. US firms are particularly vulnerable to class-action legal cases, which bundle together hundreds of thousands of claims into complaints that can sometimes be worth many billions of dollars. Some 10,000 class-action suits are filed every year in the US, mainly against companies. It is big business for lawyers: one online service, Classactionamerica.com, operated by law firm Kahn Gauthier, claims to have settled cases totalling more than $46bn. And the food business - currently under threat over allegations that it is responsible for obesity - is seen as one of the main areas of future litigation growth. Thats just funny. Im sure the people actually want more of the ice cream instead of money.
kkktookmybabyaway Posted October 1, 2003 Report Posted October 1, 2003 Great, then they'll get sued for making these fatties even fatter. Should have offered to buy everyone treadmills or something -- nobody would take 'em..
Guest SweetNSexyDiva Posted October 1, 2003 Report Posted October 1, 2003 Another case of people trying to blame other for their own fucked up common sense.
Guest deadbeater Posted October 5, 2003 Report Posted October 5, 2003 Sweet, that was outright false advertising. There are real low fat ice cream out there.
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