MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule
TINA.org files comment in support of applying rule to direct selling industry.
Peet’s Coffee and Tea Subscriptions
In February 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Peet’s Coffee & Tea for allegedly deceiving consumers by failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions for its coffee and tea and charging consumers for automatic renewals without their consent. (Castiollo et al v. Peet’s Coffee & Tea, LLC, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Does 1-10, Case No. CGC-17-556926, California Superior Court – San Francisco)
For more information about other class-action lawsuits regarding negative option offers and TINA.org’s coverage of the subject, click here.
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