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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPapa John's Being Sued For $250 Million...
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/class-action-moves-forward-papa-johns-text-spamming/story?id=17718903#.UKRwH4cdySoA group of Papa John's customers have filed a class action lawsuit against the pizza corporation as well as a handful of Papa John's franchisees for unsolicited text messages.
Last Friday, U.S. District Court Judge in Seattle John Coughenour certified the nationwide class action case against Papa John's International (NASDAQ: PZZA) for damages the plaintiffs say could reach over $250 million.
Donald Heyrich, an attorney representing the Papa John's customers, said he believes there were 500,000 text messages or more sent to customers over the span of a few years.
The plaintiffs, who first filed the lawsuit in 2010, point to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 which could lead to a penalty of at least $500 per unsolicited telephone advertisement or texting message.
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Last Friday, U.S. District Court Judge in Seattle John Coughenour certified the nationwide class action case against Papa John's International (NASDAQ: PZZA) for damages the plaintiffs say could reach over $250 million.
Donald Heyrich, an attorney representing the Papa John's customers, said he believes there were 500,000 text messages or more sent to customers over the span of a few years.
The plaintiffs, who first filed the lawsuit in 2010, point to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 which could lead to a penalty of at least $500 per unsolicited telephone advertisement or texting message.
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Papa John's Being Sued For $250 Million... (Original Post)
KharmaTrain
Nov 2012
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Beartracks
(12,816 posts)1. Might have to raise their pizza cost 12-14 cents after all... lol n/t
probably .11 cents will cover it.
brewens
(13,594 posts)2. That's a pain in the ass if you're a person that doesn't text and has to pay twenty cents for each
one. I finally added texting to my plan because my girlfriend couldn't avoid them running our business. Too many people would text her and it was costing me more than adding the minimum plan.
I'm surprised someone hasn't been nailed for that sooner.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)4. He sould have kept his mouth shut....
but if you play the big bad ass, things can come out to haunt you.
spanone
(135,844 posts)5. kharma