Finally, a Class-Action Lawsuit Over a Cheesesteak
Plus, is Macy's leaving Center City?
The Subway version of a cheesesteak, as seen in a lawsuit filing from federal court
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Subway Slammed In Philadelphia Federal Lawsuit for Cheesesteak Abomination
I love a good lawsuit. And in the pantheon of good lawsuits, it’s hard to imagine one that’s better than a federal class action lawsuit filed over a cheesesteak. In this case, a Subway cheesesteak.
No, Subway, the multinational sandwich franchise operation, doesn’t call the sandwich at the center of this controversy a cheesesteak. They call it the Subway Steak & Cheese. But it’s chopped up steak. There’s melted cheese. So I’m just going to take the liberty of calling it a Subway cheesesteak.
The Subway Steak & Cheese is supposed to look like this:
A promotional image of a Subway cheesesteak — a.k.a. the Subway Steak & Cheese — as seen in the federal lawsuit complaint.
But according to plaintiff LaGarris Montgomery, the end result actually looks like the sandwich — sorry, make that “sandwich” — at the top of this article. That’s what he claims in the federal class action lawsuit he filed in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
The lawsuit notes that Subway advertises the sandwich to contain “lots of steak” but, alleges the suit, the promotional photo depicts “at least 200 percent more meat” than the actual sandwiches. The suit calls Subway’s ads “grossly misleading” and accuses the company of deceptive advertising and unjust enrichment.
Montgomery’s lawsuit is similar to lawsuits filed by Subway customers in North Carolina and New York in recent weeks. I, for one, share in their outrage.
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