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October 2019: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Case No. 19-cv-1969, S. D. CA.)
September 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Hearst Magazine Media and CDS Global for allegedly failing to adequately disclose that consumers who sign up for magazine subscriptions for a specific period of time or free issues of magazines – including HGTV Magazine and Food Network Magazine – will be enrolled in subscriptions that will automatically renew resulting in consumers being charged without their consent, in violation of California law. (Arnold et al v. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. and CDS Global, Inc., Case No. 37-2019-00047733, California State Court – San Diego)
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