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Subway sandwich chain sued over 11-inch 'Footlongs'

January 24, 2013 17:15
By Caitlin Tremblay NEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters) - An Australian teenager's picture of a Subway "Footlong" sandwich next to a tape measure has gone viral and inspired three lawsuits in the United States. The lawsuits, one filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, a second in New Jersey Superior Court, Burlington County, and the third in the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, each claims restaurant franchise sells sandwiches that are an inch short of a foot.

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January 23, 2013 01:15
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Reuters Odd News Summary

January 22, 2013 17:15
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Subway given sandwich course in measuring feet and inches down under

January 21, 2013 00:00
SYDNEY, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. fast-food chain Subway got caught up in an online furore after an Australian teenager measured his "footlong" Subway sandwich and found that it was an inch (2.54 cm) short. Matt Corby's photo of the sandwich next to a tape measure attracted hundreds of thousands of likes and hundreds more comments when he posted it on Subway's Facebook fanpage.
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