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California Woman Slaps Chipotle With $2.2B Suit over Privacy Violation

January 13, 2017

A California woman has filed a lawsuit against Chipotle alleging the Denver-based company used a photo of her without her consent for commercial gain.

The Denver Post reported that Sacramento resident Leah Caldwell is seeking more than $2 billion in damages from the burrito chain for an alleged violation of privacy.

According to the suit filed last month, the photo of her was taken in 2006 while Caldwell was dining at a Chipotle near the University of Denver. As she was leaving, she says a photographer approached her and asked her to sign a release regarding photos he had taken.

Caldwell says she saw the image of her years later on the walls of Chipotle restaurants in Florida and California.

Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold says in an email “the filing of a lawsuit is purely allegation and is proof of absolutely nothing.”

Topics Lawsuits California

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  • January 18, 2017 at 10:16 am
    Jax Agent says:
    Actually, 2.2billion is absurd......laughable really. Chipotle should hand this over to their ad agency and tell them to handle it. What would the cost of a model have been.... read more
  • January 17, 2017 at 1:42 pm
    mrbob says:
    Wild Bill Could not agree with you more. Why is it that the plaintiff bar keeps demanding such ridiculous awards, oh I know why due to the fact that juries will award them. I ... read more
  • January 17, 2017 at 1:38 pm
    mrbob says:
    Some Guy, Thanks for the additional information. Had you provided even a statement that other sources had indicated this fact in the first place, I would not have questioned y... read more

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