From a suit brought against to a woman who sued Jimmy Johns, LLC for the absence of alfalfa sprouts on her sandwich, odd lawsuits are in abundance. Below are some of California's craziest food-related lawsuits. Class Action Suits Against Cortina v. Goya Foods, Inc. and Cortina v. PepsiCo, Inc. Class action suits against Goya Foods, Inc. and PepsiCo, Inc., were filed in U.S. District Court for California’s Southern District, alleging that one of the byproducts of the caramel coloring used in soft drinks and other products cause harm; even though the Federal Drug Administration states that it will not. These multimillion-dollar lawsuits claim that the defendants are violating California’s Unfair Competition Law, the Consumers Legal Remedies …show more content…
Allegation – These labels should also read that the product is not calorie reduced or low calorie. Heather Starks v. Jimmy John’s, LLC Heather Starks was the lead plaintiff in a class action suit against Jimmy John’s, LLC. Starks alleges that she ordered a sandwich that she believed would contain sprouts, but it did not. Starks hired an attorney and sued Jimmy John’s claiming fraud and false advertising. A settlement of $725,000 was reached in 2014. Kellogg’s Accused of False Advertising A consumer fraud class action lawsuit was filed against Kellogg’s. Consumers alleged that Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal falsely advertised that it will improve children's attention spans, cognitive functions and memory to a degree that is not supported by competent scientific evidence. Although Kellogg's stands behind its advertising and denies doing anything wrong, a settlement of $4 million was reached. Subway Footlong Sandwich Not Long Enough Richard Springer is a regular customer at the Burlingame Subway Restaurant. He has filed a lawsuit against the restaurant and its parent company because their footlong sandwiches are not actually 12-inches in length. Springer took a picture of his footlong sandwich with a measuring tape in front of it. At only 11-inches long, the sandwich is an inch shorter than