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Escape Monthly Automatic Renewal and Continuous Service Offers
December 2015: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not be disclosed.
October 2015: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Escape Monthly, a business that sells “Vacations in a Box” (i.e., monthly deliveries of luxury and artisan items from around the world), for allegedly failing to adequately disclose the terms and conditions of its automatic renewal and continuous service offers, resulting in consumers getting charged without their consent. (Doe et al v. Escape Monthly, LLC and Does 1-10, Case No. 15-cv-2378, S. D. CA.)
For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding automatic renewal offers and TINA.org’s coverage of the topic, click here.
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