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Two class action lawsuits filed this week accuse Subway of selling $5 “Footlong” sandwiches that aren’t really a foot long.
New Jersey plaintiffs John Farley and Charles Pendrak and Chicago resident Nguyen Buren allege in the Subway class action lawsuits that the sandwiches actually measure between 11 and 11.5 inches – not the 12 inches Subway repeatedly sings about in its commercials.
“Despite the repeated use of uniform language by Subway stating that this sandwich is a ‘footlong,’ the product in question is not, in fact, a foot long,” the New Jersey class action lawsuit states. “Rather, this product consistently measures significantly less than 12 inches in length.”
Subway knows its subs aren’t a full 12 inches, the plaintiffs say, because it sets precise standards for producing the sandwiches at a corporate level. These standards are then passed down to Subway’s franchisees.
As a result, Subway is purposefully defrauding its customers by selling so-called “$5 Footlongs,” according to the class action lawuits.
The popular sub shop chain quickly responded to the allegations by issuing a company statement saying it would work harder to achieve sandwich-length uniformity.
“We have redoubled our efforts to ensure consistency and correct length in every sandwich we serve,” the statement said. “Our commitment remains steadfast to ensure that every Subway Footlong sandwich is 12 inches at each location worldwide.”
The Subway Footlong class action lawsuits are seeking millions of dollars in damages for the missing inch of bread.
“This is no different than if you bought a dozen eggs and they gave you 11 or you bought a dozen doughnuts and they gave you 11,” said Buren’s attorney, Tom Zimmerman. “Here, you bought a dozen inches of sandwich and you got less than 11. It’s no different, and yet you’re paying for 12.”
The New Jersey Subway Footlong Class Action Lawsuit case is Pendrak & Farley v. Subway Sandwich Shops Inc., et al., Superior Court for the State of New Jersey, Burlington County. Information was not immediately available for the Nguyen’s complaint.
UPDATE: A settlement has been reached in the Subway footlong class action lawsuit. Click here or visit www.SubSettlement.com for details.
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69 thoughts onSubway Footlong Class Action Lawsuit
False Advertising is False Advertising, I’m glad there are attorneys who go after coporate America and their advertising agencies, perhaps one day we won’t need the Federal Trade Commission Consumer Protection Act which covers Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Advertising. Until that day, all you Watch Dog Attorneys and conscientious consumers continue to help keep corporate America honest.
Our country is going to hell because of imbeciles like this. You wonder why everything costs more than it used to? Because companies have to pay lawyers to defend themselves from everyone walking around with their hands out.
False advertisement? Really? You, the consumer, are responsible for your own purchase decisions. If you go in for a “$5 footlong” and can find neither a sandwich for $5 or one that is a foot long walk out and don’t go back. You have a choice.
I’d like to end this by thanking the US government for warning labels on everything and leading the way in reverse Darwinism.
I agree with the above, I was expecting a false advertisement suit for having no sandwiches that actually cost FIVE DOLLARS. Seriously, go get a 11.5 inch long ham and turkey, and watch the tally go over $7.
Stop being so silly. When they start off with the dough it is 12in and after it cook it shrink back a little. Quit acting as if they were trying to get over on people. Grow up and stop trying to sue people for no good reason. If you knew how to cook you would know that this happens.
Attorney’s sometimes make our society a little short…check inside your pants. You may be a half inch short too!
Ok, all of you are a bunch of greedy idiots…. Who cares!!!! A half a inch doesn’t make a damn bit of difference. Damn you all are sick…just sick!
It’s the cost of the sandwich and not the sandwich itself that people are upset about. 7 dollars almost eight for 11 inches is a rip off.
For 3 years I and my partner have eaten every Tuesday night for dinner and thought the foot longs where skimpy. Also, agree that the advertising for 5dollar footlong was deceiving because many sandwiches are not 5 dollars (ie. tuna, roast beef and several others) as the advertising states.
as long as my wife does file a claim on me for an inch short we OK!!
oh my another upset…… my family an I eat subway a least once a week…… WWOOWW!! Where can I file my claim??
THEY ARE ALWAYS SAYING 5 DOLLAR FOOTLONGS. THE SANDWICHES AT SUBWAY ARE NOT 5 DOLLARS. THEY MAKE IT SOUND LIKE ALL THE SANDWICHES ARE 5 DOLLARS, BUT THEY ARE NOT. I LIKE TUNA AND PAID $7.10 FOR A SO CALL FOOTLONG. WE NEED A CLASS ACTION FOR THAT TOO!