Red Bull Settles False Advertising Lawsuit for $13 Million Because It Actually Doesn�t Give You Wings

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#1 | Red Bull Settles False Advertising Lawsuit for $13 Million Because It Actually Doesn�t Give You Wings datum

Sun Oct 12, 2014 1:34 am (Last edited: Sun Oct 12, 2014 1:36 am)

Again it might have been added at "Weird and Wacky".

"This one will be hard to top when it comes to absurd lawsuits.

Energy drink company Red Bull settled two class-action lawsuits over its claim that �Red Bull gives you wings.� It seems some consumers took the slogan literally, and when they didn�t actually grow wings, sued the company for misrepresentation.

In the settlement, Red Bull agreed to pay $13 million, money that anyone who bought a Red Bull in the past 12 years could claim (without ever having to produce a receipt). As news spread this week, millions of people reportedly signed up for a $10 refund or $15 in Red Bull products."

http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/11/red-bu...snt-give-wings/

OTOH, some are calling this a rather inexpensive PR stunt.

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#2 | RE: Red Bull Settles False Advertising Lawsuit for $13 Million Because It Actually Doesn�t Give You Wings datum

Sun Oct 12, 2014 7:47 am

I wondered why I wasn't growing wings, didn't you?

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#3 | RE: Red Bull Settles False Advertising Lawsuit for $13 Million Because It Actually Doesn�t Give You Wings datum

Sun Oct 12, 2014 7:58 am

Judges need to start throwing these stupid law suits out. They are at fault for this kind of insanity

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#4 | RE: Red Bull Settles False Advertising Lawsuit for $13 Million Because It Actually Doesn�t Give You Wings datum

Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:05 am

Quote: Eglman wrote in post #3
Judges need to start throwing these stupid law suits out. They are at fault for this kind of insanity

Did the judge even get to hear this case? It seems it was one of those settlements between the parties done in a lawyer's office. Companies "settle" to avoid the cost of litigation. So when does a judge get to throw it out if the company folds?

"Red Bull, of course, admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement. Instead, it simply hoped to avoid additional litigation."

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