Tag: coupon
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Complaint Alleges Blizzard Coupon Was Bait-and-Switch
International Dairy Queen Inc. faces a potential class action alleging it violated consumer-protection laws with a “bait-and-switch” scheme by advertising a free Blizzard without verifying that all store locations would honor the coupon. Spencer v. Int’l Dairy Queen, Inc., No. 18-1252 (D. Ore., filed July 13, 2018). The complaint alleges that the plaintiffs viewed an…
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Burger King Settles Coupon Class Action
Burger King has agreed to settle a putative class action alleging some of the chain’s locations overcharged consumers who presented buy-one-get-one-free coupons for breakfast sandwiches, charging them more than they would have paid without the coupons. Anderson v. Burger King, No. 17-1204 (D. Md., motion filed October 11, 2017). According to the plaintiff’s unopposed motion…
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Putative Class Action Alleges Burger King Overcharged Customers
A Maryland consumer alleges that when she used coupons offering a free sandwich with the purchase of an initial sandwich, Burger King locations in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and Florida charged her more than they would have if she had purchased sandwiches without the coupons. Anderson v. Burger King, No. 17-1204 (D. Md.,…
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Lawsuit Challenges Buy-One, Get-One Deal at Grocers
Consumers have filed a putative class action against Albertson’s Inc. and Safeway Inc. alleging the companies raise prices on meat during “buy one get one free” (BOGO) deals, resulting in consumers “actually paying for the meat that is sold as ‘free’ in these special sales.” Stewart v. Albertson’s Inc., No. 16-15125 (Ore. Cir. Ct., Multnomah…
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Food Coupons for Processed Snack Foods Focus of New Study
Researchers with the University of California, San Francisco, have reported that 25 percent of 1,056 online coupons surveyed during a four-week period “were for processed snack foods, candies and desserts,” raising questions about the impact of retailer discounts on dietary patterns. Andrea López & Hilary Seligman, “Online Grocery Store Coupons and Unhealthy Foods, United States,”…
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Vintner Sues for Infringement of Naked Winery® Marks
Naked Wines LLC has filed an action against Nakedwines.com, Inc. and Groupon, Inc. alleging that they have infringed its “family of erotically-themed marks” including NAKED WINERY®, NAKED WINERY VIXEN®, NAKED WINERY NAUGHTY®, and NAKED WINERY DIVA®. Naked Wines LLC v. Nakedwines. com, Inc., No. 12-01717 (D. Or., filed September 21, 2012). According to the complaint, Oregon-based…