Just when you think you’ve heard or read the most inane idea of the day, someone tends to come along and either lower or raise the bar, depending upon the content and the reasoning behind the comment that’s been made. But apparently, Judge Kenneth K. Lee felt the need to place mention of The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker in the midst of a rather mundane legal proceeding just to prove a point. The proceeding was actually over the rights to put a 100% Natural label on bottles of Wesson Oil, which is just as boring as it sounds
Legal Ruling Calls Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker Schlocky...
Legal Ruling Calls Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker Schlocky...
- 6/8/2021
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Sorry, “Star Wars” fans. A federal judge has ruled that “The Last Jedi” and “Rise of Skywalker” are, in fact, “mediocre and schlocky” — and he did so during a case involving cooking oil.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Kenneth K. Lee made the assessment in a recent opinion regarding a class action lawsuit against ConAgra Foods over their past marketing of Wesson brand cooking oil. c
The “Star Wars” reference came as Lee was parsing the ownership history of the Wesson brand, noting that ConAgra’s agreement not to use the phrase “100% natural” in its marketing going forward is meaningless given that the company no longer owns Wesson. “This promise is about as meaningful and enduring as a proposal in the Final Rose ceremony on the ‘Bachelor,'” he wrote.
“ConAgra thus essentially agreed not to do something over which it lacks the power to do,” Lee added. “That...
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Kenneth K. Lee made the assessment in a recent opinion regarding a class action lawsuit against ConAgra Foods over their past marketing of Wesson brand cooking oil. c
The “Star Wars” reference came as Lee was parsing the ownership history of the Wesson brand, noting that ConAgra’s agreement not to use the phrase “100% natural” in its marketing going forward is meaningless given that the company no longer owns Wesson. “This promise is about as meaningful and enduring as a proposal in the Final Rose ceremony on the ‘Bachelor,'” he wrote.
“ConAgra thus essentially agreed not to do something over which it lacks the power to do,” Lee added. “That...
- 6/5/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Some fans may have been looking for an official ruling on this matter and they finally have one. Ninth Circuit Judge, Kenneth K. Lee called Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker "mediocre and schlocky" in an official court ruling. Judge Lee was writing an opinion on a case involving ConAgra Foods Inc. and Wesson Oil when he made the Star Wars comparison…...
- 6/4/2021
- by Gaius Bolling
- JoBlo.com
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