Bizarre Lawsuits of 2003
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:54 pm
Wal-Mart sued K-Mart in federal court over the "Lazy Susan"
rotating carousels that hold plastic bags at the checkout
lane. Wal-Mart claims a patent on the holders and is intent
on making sure that K-Mart stores are left without rotating
plastic bags.
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar, Inc sued Disney to stop
the release of the children's tale, George of the Jungle 2.
Caterpillar claims that the Disney film about wild animals
attempting to protect their jungle homes might hurt the rep-
utation of bulldozers and other Caterpillar equipment.
Nike tried to fight for their right to lie to the public.
The California Supreme Court ruled that Nike violated a con-
sumer protection law by publicizing "false and misleading
information" about its use of abusive sweatshop labor in
poor countries. Nike claimed that if it had to follow the
law and be honest that would hurt their business and their
public relations activities.
Kellogg sued a local golf course, Toucan Golf, Inc., because
the name and picture of an actual toucan on its logo was too
similar to the company's imaginary Froot Loops bird Toucan
Sam. The U.S. Federal Courts informed the corporation that
real toucans existed first and golf courses have little to
do with selling children's cereal.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Mattel over
allegations that a 1997 pop song by the group Aqua referred
to the well-endowed plastic Barbie as a "bimbo." The Barbie
the Bimbo lawsuit spent five years in the court system be-
fore finally being dropped.
Hasbro sued over allegations that a cereal box game featur-
ing Tony the Tiger (Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal icon)
looked too much like some long forgotten game that Hasbro
made in the 1960s.
Soap making rivals Amway and Proctor & Gamble have spent
seven years fighting in court over strange allegations that
Proctor & Gamble is Satanic, and/or that Amway is spreading
rumors that P&G is Satanic.
rotating carousels that hold plastic bags at the checkout
lane. Wal-Mart claims a patent on the holders and is intent
on making sure that K-Mart stores are left without rotating
plastic bags.
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar, Inc sued Disney to stop
the release of the children's tale, George of the Jungle 2.
Caterpillar claims that the Disney film about wild animals
attempting to protect their jungle homes might hurt the rep-
utation of bulldozers and other Caterpillar equipment.
Nike tried to fight for their right to lie to the public.
The California Supreme Court ruled that Nike violated a con-
sumer protection law by publicizing "false and misleading
information" about its use of abusive sweatshop labor in
poor countries. Nike claimed that if it had to follow the
law and be honest that would hurt their business and their
public relations activities.
Kellogg sued a local golf course, Toucan Golf, Inc., because
the name and picture of an actual toucan on its logo was too
similar to the company's imaginary Froot Loops bird Toucan
Sam. The U.S. Federal Courts informed the corporation that
real toucans existed first and golf courses have little to
do with selling children's cereal.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Mattel over
allegations that a 1997 pop song by the group Aqua referred
to the well-endowed plastic Barbie as a "bimbo." The Barbie
the Bimbo lawsuit spent five years in the court system be-
fore finally being dropped.
Hasbro sued over allegations that a cereal box game featur-
ing Tony the Tiger (Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal icon)
looked too much like some long forgotten game that Hasbro
made in the 1960s.
Soap making rivals Amway and Proctor & Gamble have spent
seven years fighting in court over strange allegations that
Proctor & Gamble is Satanic, and/or that Amway is spreading
rumors that P&G is Satanic.
These lawsuits are ridiculous!!! lol
What is the world coming to 