If you've bought a Red Bull in the past 12 years, you're eligible for a $10 cash settlement or $15 worth of Red Bull products. Why? Well, Red Bull's "Red Bull Gives You Wings" slogan has been found to be misleading!
I know, who would have thought that an advertisement claiming that you can fly after drinking an energy drink would be false?
There's a sucker born every day, y'all.
According to industry publication BevNET, the energy drink company agreed to pay out $13,000,000 to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit filed by Plaintiff Benjamin Careathers, accusing Red Bull of false and misleading advertising claims. Apparently, Careathers actually thought that drinking Red Bull would give him increased performance, concentration and reaction speed...and after drinking Red Bull since 2002, he wasn't happy with the results.
"Such deceptive conduct and practices mean that (Red Bull's) advertising and marketing is not just 'puffery,' but is instead deceptive and fraudulent and is therefore actionable," the suit argued.
The settlement may include the millions of people who had purchased at least one Red Bull can in the past 12 years. Red Bull has offered class members the option of choosing either a $10 reimbursement, or $15 worth of Red Bull products.
If you have purchased Red Bull products between January 1st, 2002 and October 3rd, 2014, Red Bull is offering you either a cash settlement of $10 or $15 in Red Bull products.
How to claim your settlement:
Register your claim by March 2nd, 2015 . There's no proof of purchase required.
http://energydrinksettlement.com/claim
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