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Case Name (Date)
Roberts et al. v. Starz Entertainment
17-cv-9452, E.D.N.Y.
(Dec. 2017)
Product/Service
Starz
Allegations
Misleadingly advertising that customers can cancel its “7 day free trial” at any time when the company makes it difficult to cancel trial subscriptions and instead automatically renews subscriptions
Status
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
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