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Drugstore.com
May 2016: The named plaintiff dismissed this action When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed.
March 2016: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Drugstore.com, Inc. (a company providing subscriptions for vitamin supplements and other drugstore products) for allegedly failing to adequately disclose the terms and conditions of its automatic renewal or continuous service offers resulting in consumers getting charged without their consent. (Hanberg et al v. Drugstore.com, Inc. and Does 1-10, Case No. 16-cv-523, C. D. CA.)
For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding automatic renewal offers and TINA.org’s coverage of the issue, click here.
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