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Jun. 27, 2001

True Lies

Papa John's lost its bragging rights when it coupled its slogan with misleading statements of specific differences in ingredients.

        By Donald M. Gindy
        
        With a resounding thud, the pizza wars ended March 19, when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review the decision of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Pizza Hut Inc. v. Papa John's International Inc., 121 S.Ct. 1355 (2001). The nature of the lawsuit was a claim of false advertising...

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