MILWAUKEE -- Doctor's Associates Inc. (DAI), the franchisor of Subway Sandwich Shops, has announced a proposed settlement in a putative class-action lawsuit about the marketing of six-inch and footlong Subway sandwiches.
The class includes anyone who has purchased a six-inch or footlong sandwich from the chain between Jan. 1, 2003, and Oct. 2, 2015.
The legal action arose from customers’ complaints that the sandwiches they were served were not always six or 12 inches long, as the chain promised in its marketing.
The court has not made any findings that any of Subway's marketing or practices were improper or unlawful.
In the settlement, Subway has agreed to certain practice changes for the benefit of all Subway customers and to pay attorney's fees and class representative service awards. In return, the class will give up their rights to seek certain injunctive relief claims against Milford, Conn.-based Subway, but will not give up the right to seek other remedies.
A federal court must approve the settlement before it becomes final.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has scheduled a settlement fairness hearing for Jan. 15, 2016, and set Dec. 16, 2015 as the deadline for filing objections to the settlement.
Additional details are available at the settlement website, www.subsettlement.com.
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