EPTNutella loses $3.5million lawsuit - Page 5
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lolspoon
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An2quamaraN
Poland379 Posts
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Defacer
Canada5052 Posts
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Bigtony
United States1606 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:10 Fischbacher wrote: This lawsuit is for false advertisement. Ferero DID advertise Nutela as a "healthy" product. It isn't. They should be punished. I've seen a lot of frivolous and stupid lawsuits, this is not one of them. Every time any individual or "class" can get any amount of money out of a company through the courts its a huge victory. Corporations have legal departments and deep pockets to mount legal defence and to do what is essentially legal bullying in the hopes of getting people to settle for less than what they deserve. A multinational losing a lawsuit is like a Korean losing to a foreigner in the GSL  Good post. | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:17 Defacer wrote: Does anyone else have a craving for Nutella now? yes, on a french crepe with strawberries and bananas. | ||
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Lemonayd
United States745 Posts
.... .... .... God I'm so dissapointed -_- | ||
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:11 Talin wrote: That's not what he was asking. In fact, that's not even relevant to this case. Nobody deserves to be lied to, whether they fall for it or not. And when it happens in media, the responsible side should be held accountable for it. It doesn't matter if someone was lied to. The point is if the woman lost something because they were under false pretense from which she could have no other opinion. It's because of this reasoning that she should not have won. | ||
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Fischbacher
Canada666 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:15 Roe wrote: It's wrong to be sued because of what is "implied". There is absolutely no objective argument in this kind of decision. When you advertise anything, you are responsible for any claim you make, explicit or implied. Period. | ||
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Nazeron
Canada1046 Posts
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:18 Fischbacher wrote: When you advertise anything, you are responsible for any claim you make, explicit or implied. Period. That would make all advertisement a valid target for multi-million dollar lawsuits, and with your reasoning anyone suing against an advertisement should win, regardless of the circumstances. | ||
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TheRPGAddict
United States1403 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:11 Talin wrote: If someone has empirical data ( the nutrition facts ) at their fingertips and disregards them because they are ignorant or otherwise, that is their fault. Nutella can considered "healthy" depending on the context of the portion ( for example, sports drinks may be marketed as "healthy" but they are only useful if you are doing intensive physical activity and actually burn electrolytes, not drinking them on while one sits on their ass, that is their responsibility to know ) and circumstance of the individual's nutrition ( for example, someone with a high metabolism who needs to maintain weight, may go for nutella spread for some of that extra needed fat they would burn off otherwise in their exercise routine or someone recovering from an eating disorder etc ). It is purely a marketing thing, but ultimately people have the power over their own nutrition and should educate themselves on it if it is an importance to them. That's not what he was asking. In fact, that's not even relevant to this case. Nobody deserves to be lied to, whether they fall for it or not. And when it happens in media, the responsible side should be held accountable for it. TLDR; Worried about nutrition? READ THE NUTRITION FACTS PROVIDED. | ||
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Heh_
Singapore2712 Posts
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Fischbacher
Canada666 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:17 Roe wrote: It doesn't matter if someone was lied to. The point is if the woman lost something because they were under false pretense from which she could have no other opinion. It's because of this reasoning that she should not have won. Advertisers have a legal responsibility to tell the truth. Those that don't deserve to be punished, end of story. | ||
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Defacer
Canada5052 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:17 dAPhREAk wrote: yes, on a french crepe with strawberries and bananas. Their advertising should be, "Give your kids Nutella for breakfast. It will get them all jacked for school and it's fucking delicious." | ||
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TheRPGAddict
United States1403 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:16 An2quamaraN wrote: She didn't actually get that much money. It was a class actions and the rest of the money went to pay the lawyers and legal services. Hahaha, omg, somebody actually did that. Btw, to people thinking she's dumb: she actually won at life and now have more money than you will ever have. Probably she is the biggest troll ever. | ||
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Fischbacher
Canada666 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:20 Roe wrote: That would make all advertisement a valid target for multi-million dollar lawsuits, and with your reasoning anyone suing against an advertisement should win, regardless of the circumstances. There is a difference between putting something in a positive light and lying. Its a fine line, granted. But yes, all advertisement that is deceptive is a target for a lawsuit - obviously the amount depends on how widespread the add campaign is. | ||
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:19 Nazeron wrote: this makes me pretty angry, i mean how can you be rewarded for stupidity? there is something wrong with the legal system when shit like this can happen Nobody is being rewarded for stupidity, a company is being punished for false advertising. There may be a ton of things wrong with the US legal system, but the part that makes these lawsuits possible is the actual healthy (pardon the pun) part of it. | ||
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lodeet
United States147 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:19 Nazeron wrote: this makes me pretty angry, i mean how can you be rewarded for stupidity? there is something wrong with the legal system when shit like this can happen Of course there is something wrong however rather than being jealous come to america and abuse it. Lawsuits are a huge industry thats why there are ads on tv about it all day long. You'd be putting a lot of people out of buisness if you couldn't sue for stupid shit all day it's just part of the US. | ||
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ItsMeDomLee
Canada2732 Posts
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
On April 28 2012 09:23 ItsMeDomLee wrote: I never ate Nutella but they always advertised it as nutritious and healthy for your kids so.... did you actually believe that? | ||
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