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Man Who Sued Pepsi Over Fighter Jet Finally Gets His Reward 30 Years Later

Man Who Sued Pepsi Over Fighter Jet Finally Gets His Reward 30 Years Later Three decades after suing Pepsi for refusing to give him a fighter jet, John Leonard finally got a reward that may be even better, according to a post at Supercarblondie.  Leonard became the center of one of advertising's most famous legal battles after taking a 1996 Pepsi commercial at face value. The ad, promoting the company's Pepsi Points loyalty program, jokingly claimed customers could redeem seven million Pepsi Points for a military Harrier jet. Rather than laugh it...
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