The great-grandson of Anna Short Harrington, the woman who became "Aunt Jemima," has filed a class-action suit against PepsiCo, The Quaker Oats Company, Pinnacle Foods Group and
The Hillshire Brands Company on behalf of all of her great-grandchildren. He alleges that the companies conspired to deny that Harrington had been an employee of Quaker Oats, while exploiting her
image and recipes for profit. He seeks $2 billion.
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