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New York Man Sues King’s Hawaiian For Allegedly Misleading Customers Into Thinking The Rolls Are Manufactured In Hawaii

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; left&semi;">Roommates&comma; when it seems like nothing else strange can happen&comma; the unexpected occurs just as we&&num;8217&semi;re about to leave 2020 behind&period; Everyone loves King’s Hawaiian sweet rolls so much so that most people skip placing them in the oven and eat them straight out of the pack&period; While the rolls we all love are undeniably good&comma; one New York man is upset with the company for allegedly misleading customers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sheehan &amp&semi; Associates PC&&num;8217&semi;s law office in New York has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Yonkers resident Robert Galinsky&period; The suit against the 70-year-old bread company alleged that they have been misleading customers into believing its sweet rolls are still made in <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;hawaii-is-recruiting-people-who-work-from-home-to-relocate-to-honolulu-and-work-from-there-by-paying-for-their-flights&sol;">Hawaii<&sol;a>&period; Currently&comma; the rolls are manufactured out of Torrance&comma; California&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Long Island attorney Spencer Sheehan&comma; who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Galinsky and others&comma; told <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;amp&sol;s&sol;nypost&period;com&sol;2020&sol;12&sol;29&sol;kings-hawaiian-misleads-about-where-its-rolls-are-made-lawsuit-claims&sol;amp&sol;">The NY Post<&sol;a> on Tuesday&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;King’s Hawaiian has been known as the most authentic purveyor of its eponymous Hawaiian rolls&period; Unfortunately&comma; they’re labeling gives consumers the impression that it’s made in Hawaii&period; It’s not&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The lawsuit notes that companies like Pillsbury and Sara Lee have packaged and marketed products dubbed &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Hawaiian sweet rolls&period; However&comma; the lawsuit said the objection is the front label mention of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Hilo&comma; Hawaii&comma;” where the rolls were first made in the 1950s&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The suit continues stating&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Defendant’s prominent placement of &OpenCurlyQuote;Hilo&comma; Hawaii&comma;’ on the front label — coupled with the other legitimate uses of the word &OpenCurlyQuote;Hawaiian’ — is deceptive and misleading to consumers who believe they are buying a product made in Hawaii&period; Had the plaintiff and class members known the truth&comma; they would not have bought the product or would have paid less for them&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At this time&comma; they are demanding King’s Hawaiian change its label&comma; as well as unspecified damages&period; King’s Hawaiian has not responded at this time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Want updates directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or click here to join&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"71848" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;new-york-man-sues-kings-hawaiian-for-allegedly-misleading-customers-into-thinking-the-rolls-are-manufactured-in-hawaii&sol;" data-secure&equals;"b4292fe731"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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