People who know me know that I love food and I love going out to eat. I enjoy a good sandwich as much as the next guy but the story I ran across this week left even me scratching my head.

It seems a pair of delicatessens is engaged in a lawsuit over a sandwich. Sounds petty right? Well, this isn't just any sandwich; the sandwich in question is none other than The Instant Heart Attack Sandwich. Before you ask, no, this isn't me editorializing. That is the actual name of the sandwich, served by a kosher deli in New York City.

The problem is, the owner of the Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Arizona is claiming copyright infringement on the name. The Heart Attack Grill was in the news a while back when its 575 pound spokesman died at the tender age of 29, but that is another story for another day.

For now, the Heart Attack Grill has filed suit in an attempt to block the 2nd Street Deli from selling its "Instant Heart Attack Sandwich." For a mere $23.95, patrons can enjoy pastrami, turkey, corned beef or salami between two fried potato pancakes.

Something tells me this case will get settled, but if it were to go to trial, one has to wonder what the jury selection process might be like. Would the questionnaire given to prospective jurors include queries into your eating habits? So, when you eat out, do you favor the double bypass burger, the triple bypass, or are you eating health and going for the single bypass? (Again, no editorializing, these are the names of the burgers at the Heart Attack Grill). Do you like your fries cooked in pure lard? Are you an extra mayo type of guy? The list could go on.

Lawyers would be burning through their challenges tossing any juror who answered "salad" as their lunch of choice. If the judge assigned to the case was a well-fed fellow, well certainly he might appreciate the need to protect the Heart Attack name. But, should he glide into court looking like he just stepped off a treadmill, lawyers might begin scrambling to find some connection that would require his immediate recusal from the case.

Some might label this the latest in a growing list of frivolous food lawsuits. I myself would tend to agree. Let's face it: a deli in New York City selling its fatty kosher sandwich isn't going to hurt business for a deli in Arizona that boats of selling a 6,000 calorie burger and "flat liner fries." A restaurant that proudly advertises "beer and cigarettes" on its Website and brags that its shake has "the world's highest butterfat content" isn't likely to come across sympathetic to anyone.If their own words haven't damaged their reputation and hurt business, what is a $24 sandwich sold thousands of miles away going to do?

Then again, who knows where this case will end up. In the meantime, I think I will grab a carrot for lunch. Sure, it's not as sexy as a 6,000 calorie burger or a $23.95 sandwich that promises an instant heart attack, but my arteries hurt just from writing this.