PayPal
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that the company keeps consumers’ personal data safe when it failed to do so and there was a data breach
PayPal’s “Pay in 4” Service
Case Name (Date)
Vidaurre et al. v. PayPal, Inc.
22-cv-1283, N.D. Cal.
(March 2022)
Product/Service
PayPal’s “Pay in 4” service
Allegations
Marketing the service as one that allows users to pay for purchases later with no interest or fees without disclosing the risk that they will incur multiple overdraft fees on linked bank accounts
Status
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiff and When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. as to class members
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