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  • August 2008

    • Airborne Will Offer Refunds Over Ad Claims

      Washington Post  |  Aug 15, 08 4:22 PM CDT

      Airborne Will Offer Refunds Over Ad Claims

      (Newser) - Airborne—the fizzy orange tablet long pitched as a way to cure and prevent the common cold—will refund consumers the price of up to six purchases because it has no evidence to back up those claims, the Washington Post reports. Under a deal cut yesterday, the company will add $6.5 million to the $23.5 million it agreed to pay earlier this year in a class-action lawsuit. More »

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      lawsuit  • class action  • vitamins  • false advertising  • Airborne

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Subway Sues Quiznos Over Ad Contest

      New York Times  |  Jan 29, 08 7:30 PM CST

      Subway Sues Quiznos Over Ad Contest

      (Newser) - Subway is suing Quiznos after the sub-maker invited fans to drum up ads for an online contest, the New York Times reports. Two years ago, Quiznos offered $10,000 to the fan whose ad best compared Quiznos subs to Subway's "with Quiznos being superior." Subway fumed after seeing its sandwiches kicked, mocked, and destroyed on a website that has since been taken down. More »

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      lawsuit  • advertising  • commercials  • contest  • Subway  • false advertising

    • Verizon Sues Alltel Over Guinea Pig Ad

      The Register  |  Jan 6, 08 1:23 PM CST

      Verizon Sues Alltel Over Guinea Pig Ad

      (Newser) - Verizon Wireless is suing rival Alltel for false advertising over a television commercial featuring a vicious guinea pig, the Register reports. In the ad, a caged rodent named Alice is compared to Verizon customers who lack the freedom to change calling plans without extending their contracts. Released from her cage, Alice goes for the jugular of a Verizon rep. Verizon says that it no longer requires customers to extend contracts. More »

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      cell phones  • Verizon  • telecom industry  • commercials  • telephone  • false advertising  • Alltel

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