The Music Man, Part 2: What Scientology has to do with a pricey online piano academy
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September 2020: The case was dismissed after the Court granted a motion to compel arbitration.
July 2020: This case was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 20-cv-1456, S.D. Cal.)
June 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Ancestry.com alleging that it misleadingly offers a free trial to access genealogical records without adequately disclosing that consumers who sign up for the free trial will be automatically enrolled in a monthly subscription resulting in consumers being charged without their consent. (Chapple et al v. Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Case No. 37-2020-00021807, California State Court – San Diego)
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It may surprise you.
Verdict comes nine years after TINA.org alerted regulator to supplement’s unsubstantiated health claims.
Regulators have a beef with company’s climate pledge.
Consumers need to be wary of undisclosed incentivized reviews.