
Why You Might be Trapped In That Gym Membership Forever
Some members of Congress want to kill a popular “Click to Cancel” Rule.
In November 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Inland Products for allegedly falsely advertising its ProHT Power Banks (portable chargers that are used to recharge electronic devices). Specifically, the complaint alleges that testing shows that the milliampere-hours (mAh) – which represents the number of times a power bank can recharge a device before it needs to be recharged – is much lower than the company represents. For example, plaintiffs claim that the company represents that the mAh of one of its power banks is 10400 when, according to the complaint, the actual mAh is 5840. (Mahavongtrakul et al v. Inland Products, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-7261, N.D. Cal.)
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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