Subway has come under fire recently after a flurry of photos emerged on social media from disgruntled customers who complained that their footlongs were an inch too short.
Now, two New Jersey men sued Subway this week, claiming the world's biggest fast-food chain has been cheating them by not providing them the 12 inches that the franchise advertises.
The suit, filed Tuesday in Superior Court in Mount Holly, may be the first legal filing aimed at the sandwich shops after an embarrassment went viral last week when someone posted a photo of a footlong and a ruler on the company's Facebook page to show that the sandwich was not as long as advertised.
Stephen DeNittis, the lawyer for the plaintiffs in the New Jersey suit, said he's seeking class-action status and is also preparing to file a similar suit in Pennsylvania state court in Philadelphia, according to Associated Press.
The plantiff's, John Farley, of Evesham and Charles Noah Pendrack, of Ocean City, came to him after reading last week about the short sandwiches. The lawsuit is seeking compensatory damages and a change in Subway's practices.
