Jury Awards P&G $19.5 Million
In a truly weird lawsuit, a federal jury in Salt Lake City, Utah has awarded Proctor & Gamble $19.5 million in connection with P&G's Lantham Act claims against Amway Corp. distributors. The Canton Repository summarizes the strange facts thusly:
[The case] was one of several the company brought over rumors alleging a link with the company’s logo and Satanism.
Rumors had begun circulating as early as 1981 that the company’s logo — a bearded, crescent man-in-moon looking over a field of 13 stars — was a symbol of Satanism.
The company alleged that Amway Corp. distributors revived those rumors in 1995, using a voice mail system to tell thousands of customers that part of Procter & Gamble profits went to satanic cults.
According to the report, the defendant Amway distributors are "shocked" by the verdict and damages award. Plainly, this is not a case in which the devil gets the hindmost. (via Fark). Snopes and UrbanLegends have more on this rather dated calumny.
