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See Mouse Print* Story Below About a Failed General Mills Ploy to Muzzle Complainers, Limit Your Rights
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Mouse Print* -- General Mills: Buy a Box of Cheerios, Give Up Consumer Rights?
The fine print of a nasty policy change at General Mills last week made big news. It seems the company is heavy-handedly trying to stop people from suing it over health claims, misrepresentations, etc., by imposing a mandatory arbitration clause on any consumer who merely downloads a coupon or perhaps just buys a box of cereal at the store. [Don't miss included update at the end.]
That story is this week in Mouse Print*.
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