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If you had a Redbull in the past year, you get $10
Topic Started: Oct 9 2014, 09:15 PM (115 Views)
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/08/red-bull-lawsuit-no-wings-money-instead_n_5953872.html

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This may come as a shock to you, but the slogan "Red Bull Gives You Wings" is a big, fat lie. Red Bull will not make you sprout feathered appendages, turn you into Usain Bolt or grant you the mental prowess of Stephen Hawking. Shhh, shhh, we know this is hard to hear. But we're going to get through it together.

The energy drink company recently agreed to pay consumers more than $13 million to settle a proposed U.S. class-action suit accusing the beverage maker of false advertising. Pending final court approval of the settlement, anyone who purchased at least one can of Red Bull between Jan. 1, 2002, and Oct. 3, 2014, is eligible to receive either $10 cash or $15 worth of Red Bull products. No proof of purchase is required.

Back in 2013, Red Bull drinker Benjamin Careathers filed a claim with the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York, alleging that the company had misrepresented the energy drink's abilities to boost performance and reaction speed, according to beverage industry publication BevNet.

“Even though there is a lack of genuine scientific support for a claim that Red Bull branded energy drinks provide any more benefit to a consumer than a cup of coffee, the Red Bull defendants persistently and pervasively market their product as a superior source of ‘energy’ worthy of a premium price over a cup of coffee or other sources of caffeine,” the suit says.

“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 also says.

The settlement must first be approved for the company to proceed with the proposed payouts. The final approval hearing is scheduled for May 1, 2015.

Red Bull, despite agreeing to a settlement, says it did nothing wrong.

"Red Bull denies any and all wrongdoing or liability and maintains that its marketing and labeling have always been entirely truthful and accurate," legal documents state.

As expected, social media users are up in a tizzy over the whole thing.

This Red Bull lawsuit makes me sad for humanity

— Isaac (@isaacccccccccc) October 8, 2014

Are people THAT stupid?!- Red Bull forced to pay $13 million over false claim that it gives you wings. http://t.co/roj7uoyCgY

— 92.5 WBEE (@925WBEE) October 8, 2014

I am shocked these plaintiffs did not grow wings!

http://t.co/V70kiZ9l81

— Sheri Archidiacono (@sarchidiacono) October 8, 2014

Clarification: Redbull does NOT give you actual wings http://t.co/jUSbPIBLez

— Kara Brandeisky (@karabrandeisky) October 8, 2014

Those interested in obtaining a refund for the drink have until March 2, 2015, to file a claim.

UPDATE: Oct.9 -- The suit's claim form site is currently down, possibly due to high traffic. In the meantime, those who wish to file a claim can email the class-action settlement administrator at energydrinksettlement@gcginc.com.
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DriveThru

I'll take the $15 in products.

This is a very stupid lawsuit that should have never even been entertained
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Jay
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Really?

Some of you morons actually thought you would sprout wings? Good fucking Lord Americans are idiots.
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greatjake
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America: The land of something for nothing.
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cockcrusher
a pedophile who rapes 100 children gets a fair trial. fuck yea! !!
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19nate79

Hmmm........what if red Bull is behind the whole thing as a clever marketing ploy
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19nate79

13 million is cheaper than tv ads I bet
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dhk1980
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anybody here even drink this shit?
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19nate79

They'll do in a pinch but coffee tastes better to me
I like the Starbucks double shot too much. Way over priced.
I bet mountain dew has the same caffeine content if I looked
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Wahoo08
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I'm pretty much addicted to Red Bull and it's costing me a good amount of money. I can easily go through 4 of the 8 oz a day or 2 of the 12 or 16 oz. Stuff is way overpriced too. I've tried to switch to Monster since it's half the price, but that shit is nasty.
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