
TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge
Companies should not be able to trap consumers into subscriptions that they do not want.
August 2015: The case was sent to arbitration.
July 2014: A class-action lawsuit against United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”) was transferred from state court to federal court. The complaint, which was originally filed in May 2014, alleges that UPS misleadingly markets its boxes using the interior dimensions when the company actually calculates the shipping charges using the exterior dimensions of the boxes. (Simoni et. al v. United Parcel Service, Inc. and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Case No. 14-cv-04374, D. NJ.).
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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
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