10 Ridiculous Lawsuits and the Insane Payouts They Sought

MSN Money covers the Subway ‘footlong’ settlement.

In 2013, a group of Subway customers filed a class action lawsuit against the chain, claiming its footlong subs didn’t always measure up to 12 inches. Before the lawsuit was consolidated, some plaintiffs were seeking up to $5 million from the sandwich chain. U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Adelman called the case “quite weak” and Subway was cleared of deceptive marketing practices, but agreed to make sure subs are the proper size in the future, and pay $520,000 in attorney fees and $500 to each of the 10 plaintiffs.

Just when both parties thought the lawsuit had been put to rest, it was appealed by the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness. Filed in March 2016, the appeal claims the settlement offered no benefit to the majority of the class. The appeal is still pending.

Read the full article at MSN Money.