Fast-food businesses send annoying advertising texts to many customers.
The Takeout stated that a customer sued the pizza shop for sending him promotional texts for months after he opted out.
The class action lawsuit alleges that these unsolicited mailings violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
In the case, Danuel Cortez claims he opted out of Pizza Hut's communications in April 2022 but received messages for two more months.
According to the lawsuit, these SMS "resulted in the invasion of privacy, harassment, aggravation, and disruption of the daily life of thousands of individuals."
Cortez wants a corporation trial and statutory damages. This case may also apply to Pizza Hut customers.
The case covers individuals who received promotional texts from the business in the last four years after opting out.
The latest lawsuit against a major restaurant chain this year. After Sweetgreen introduced a "Chipotle-Chicken Burrito Bowl" in April, Chipotle sued.
Sweetgreen was sued for selling chicken burrito bowls that resembled Chipotle's. The matter was fixed when Sweetgreen renamed the menu item
The lawsuit's plaintiff bought boneless wings expecting deboned chicken wings instead of the chain's deep-fried chicken breast portions.