Why You Might be Trapped In That Gym Membership Forever
Some members of Congress want to kill a popular “click-to-cancel” rule.
In January 2013, a federal district court threw out a class-action lawsuit against Citrus World Inc. for allegedly mislabeling its Florida’s Natural products as “100% orange juice” when the product is actually “heavily processed, stored and flavored.” U.S. District Judge Inge Prytz decided that the plaintiff didn’t suffer any injury from buying the orange juice and so the lawsuit should not go on. (Veal v. Citrus World Inc., Case No. 12-cv-0801, N. D. AL.)
Some members of Congress want to kill a popular “click-to-cancel” rule.
How much does this monthly book subscription actually cost?
Companies should not be able to trap consumers into subscriptions that they do not want.
Getting out may not be as easy as signing up.
Ellen Lee, The New York Times