A federal lawsuit alleging violations of federal and California anti-spam laws was filed Monday at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco against Illinois-based Kraft Foods Inc. and its New Jersey-based subsidiary Victor Th. Engwall & Co. accusing them of using illegal e-mail advertisements to promote Gevalia brand coffee.
The complaint filed on behalf of Hypertouch Inc., an Internet service provider based in Foster City, CA, seeks a jury trial and statutory and liquidated damages that could exceed $11.7 million.
Hypertouch’s customers were allegedly flooded with more than 8,500 unsolicited and unwanted e-mail ads for Gevalia.
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