When I started hearing about companies changing their policy to remove the right for consumers to file class action lawsuits I fully expected to see more companies follow and do the same. To my knowledge, this policy has not been tested in court yet and it is not clear if it will hold up as a defense against class actions.

My favorite part of General Mills' response is "“As has been widely reported, General Mills recently posted a revised set of Legal Terms on our websites. Those terms – and our intentions – were widely misread, causing concern among consumers."

The truth is: The terms were correctly read, and GMills was not expecting so many people to care or pay attention.