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Subscriptions to Consumer Reports
July 2021: The Court granted preliminary approval of a settlement agreement in the McKinney case. For more information, go to https://www.magazineautorenewalsettlement.com/.
January 2021: This case was stayed pending the approval of a settlement in a related case, McKinney v. Consumer Reports.
April 2020: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Case No. 20-cv-660, S.D. Cal.)
March 2020: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Consumer Reports for allegedly failing to adequately disclose the terms of its automatic renewal and continuous service subscriptions resulting in consumers being charged without their consent. (Koller et al v. Consumer Reports, Inc., Case No. 37-2020-00011819, California State Court – San Diego)
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