Fixing the Subscription Trap
The FTC’s Negative Option Rule do-over – and what’s at stake.
In May 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Plantain Products Company for allegedly deceptively using You know when you buy a big bag of chips, and you’re all psyched for a feast, and then it turns out there are like, three chips in the bag? That bag is slack filled.ed bags for Chifles Plantain Chips. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the opaque bags contain approximately 40% empty space. (Pottish et al v. Plantain Products Company, Case No. 18-cv-904, C.D. Cal.)
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The FTC’s Negative Option Rule do-over – and what’s at stake.
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Breaking down the fine print of this March Madness commercial.
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