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Papa John's Sued For Unwanted Pizza-Related Texts

Posted by samzenpus on from the spam-spam-spam-pizza-spam dept.

jfruh writes "Nationwide pizza chain Papa John's is finding itself on the receiving end of a $250 million text spam lawsuit. From the article: 'Seattle law firm Heyrich Kalish McGuigan, representing three Papa John's customers, alleged that the pizza delivery service has sent 500,000 unwanted text messages to customers. If the court finds that Papa John's violated the U.S. Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the pizza maker could have to pay damages of $500 per text message, or US$250 million, one of the largest damage awards under the 1991 law, the law firm said. "Many customers complained to Papa John's that they wanted the text messages to stop, and yet thousands of spam text messages were sent week after week," Donald Heyrich, attorney for the plaintiffs said in a statement. "This should be a wake-up call to advertisers. Consumers do not want spam on their cell phones."'

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  1. Law Firm: $50 mil - You: $1 off next pizza by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Enjoy your justice - American sytle.

  2. Well... by Ronin+Developer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Couldn't happen to a "nicer" guy. He was so angry about the $0.14 per pizza he would have to spend to give his employees healthcare coverage that he will now be paying out the equivalent on healthcare costs for an entire state and with nothing to show for it.

    Oops.

    Stupid is as stupid does.

  3. Re:This is wrong. by Joce640k · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Companies should honor requests for people to be able to opt out

    No, they should all be "op-in"...

    (...otherwise they just set up a new company every week and we have to "opt-out" all over again)

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    No sig today...
  4. Re:That would buy a lot of health care by Dr_Barnowl · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm sure there is an element of this, but it's not just about the nickel ; it's about the dollars he'd have to spend on wages for employees that were no longer terrified of losing their jobs.

    People who aren't worried about their healthcare costs are less scared of losing their job. The American healthcare system is a nightmare because a single accident can bankrupt you, wipe you out, make you choose between keeping a finger and sending your kids to college.

    People like this ass perceive their employees as convenient victims, not partners in their pizza enterprise. Making them happier and more content is not on their agenda, because happy contented people are less likely to want to work for minimum wage and clock out when the restaurant is empty.