Goofy Lawsuit

[taiwan_girl]

A guy is suing a hot sauce company because, even though it is called "Texas Pete", it is actually made in North Carolina.

Goofy!

I guess it doesn't take much money to file a lawsuit, and kind of like buying a lottery ticket, not much chance of winning, but if it does work out, high reward for little risk.

https://roanoke.com/news/state-and-regional/lawsuit-making-texas-pete-in-nc-is-deceptive-la-man-wants-compensation/article_7ccc94e1-f46a-5347-8713-16ee32b4b7bc.html

[Renauda]

If he called it Tar Heel Pete’s or Cakalacky Pete’s it probably wouldn’t have left the grocery store shelves.

[Catseye3]

Judge, right after the bailiff reads the filing on White v. T.W. Garner Food Co:

[Mik]

Looks skeptical.

[Horace]

I will reserve judgment until I hear the plaintiff’s side of the story.

[Catseye3]

I feel for the judge. "I'm dismissing this suit because it's just stupid," is probably not a ruling that will hold up against appeal.

[Mik]

Once again, I turn to my beloved Dumbass Doctrine for filtering lawsuits.

[LuFins Dad]

Wait till he finds out about the Buffalo Wings he was using the sauce on…

[Mik]

@LuFins-Dad said in Goofy Lawsuit:

Wait till he finds out about the Buffalo Wings he was using the sauce on…

[George K]

https://legalnewsline.com/stories/648155518-confused-about-where-texas-pete-comes-from-judge-won-t-dismiss-class-action

A federal judge has given the green light to a class action lawsuit alleging the maker of Texas Pete has fooled shoppers into thinking the hot sauce was made in Texas - despite the company's argument that the back label shows it is based in North Carolina.

Los Angeles federal judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong on July 31 denied T.W. Garner's motion to dismiss the case, which drew considerable media attention when it was filed earlier this year.

The lawsuit says consumers will pay more for a hot sauce if they believe it was made in Texas and T.W. Garner took advantage of that by putting the state in its brand name, as well as using a lone star and a cowboy on the product label.

Frimpong's ruling seemingly spoils any plan T.W. Garner would have in the future to cite a recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that says shoppers should read the back label on products if they are confused about its ingredients or origin.

That case concerned bottles of Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion shampoo that featured an avocado on the front but were made of synthetic ingredients, which were listed on the back label.

The Texas Pete case says Garner Foods "adorns" its hot sauce with "distinctly Texan imagery," like a lone star and a cowboy.

[Mik]

Y’know, our tax dollars are supporting this bullshit.