Hulu Plus Automatic Renewals Class Action Hulu Plus Automatic Renewals In March 2014, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Hulu LLC for, among other things, allegedly failing to adequately disclose that customers who upgraded their free Hulu accounts to Hulu…
McAfee’s Automatic Renewals and Reference Pricing Class Action McAfee’s Automatic Renewals and Reference Pricing In October 2016, plaintiffs who filed false advertising-class action lawsuits against McAfee in 2014 and 2015 for allegedly charging auto-renewal prices that were higher than what was advertised jointly moved…
Synapse Group’s Automatic Renewals of Magazine Subscriptions Class Action Synapse Group’s Automatic Renewals of Magazine Subscriptions June 2019: A state court judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. March 2019: A state court judge granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement agreement. According to its…
Birchbox’s Automatic Renewals Class Action Birchbox’s Automatic Renewals October 2016: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement. March 2016: A federal judge preliminarily approved a proposed settlement of this consolidated lawsuit. According to the settlement terms,…
Adore Me’s Automatic Renewals Class Action Adore Me’s Automatic Renewals August 2016: The named plaintiff withdrew the complaint and voluntarily dismissed this case When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have…
LifeLock’s Automatic Renewals Class Action LifeLock’s Automatic Renewals February 2016: A state judge granted final approval of the settlement. July 2015: A state judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a deceptive advertising class-action lawsuit filed against LifeLock. Among…
Adore Me’s Marketing of Automatic Renewals Class Action Adore Me’s Marketing of Automatic Renewals February 2017: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. after the named plaintiff settled her individual claims. The terms of the…
Seaworld’s Automatic Renewals of EZ Pay Plans Class Action Seaworld’s Automatic Renewals of EZ Pay Plans April 2019: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. June 2018: Plaintiffs moved for preliminary approval of a settlement agreement. According to its terms, class members may…
Blizzard Entertainment’s Automatic Renewal and Continuous Service Offers Class Action Blizzard Entertainment’s Automatic Renewal and Continuous Service Offers August 2015: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiffs and When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice,…
Vemma Facing Class-Action Lawsuit in California Consumer News Vemma Facing Class-Action Lawsuit in California Suit alleges company’s advertising should have indicated it would repeatedly charge for Verve.
A Sirius Matter Consumer News A Sirius Matter Internet radio giant settles claims it billed consumers without their consent.
Federal officials look to crack down on deceptive subscription marketing practices at broad range of firms Media Coverage Federal officials look to crack down on deceptive subscription marketing practices at broad range of firms Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post
HelloFlo Class Action HelloFlo December 2015: The named plaintiff voluntarily dismissed this lawsuit When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not yet been disclosed.…
Tinder Dating App Class Action Tinder Dating App July 2015: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. April 2015: A class-action…
LifeLock’s Protection Leaves Much to be Desired Consumer News LifeLock’s Protection Leaves Much to be Desired LifeLock’s ads say the company will relentlessly protect your identity. But how much can they really do?
Tinder’s Dating App Class Action Tinder’s Dating App May 2018: This case was voluntarily dismissed. January/February 2017: The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s decision to dismiss the complaint with prejudice and remanded the case…
Agora Still Using Deception and Dark Patterns to Ensnare Seniors Consumer News Agora Still Using Deception and Dark Patterns to Ensnare Seniors TINA.org refers publishing giant to FTC for enforcement action.
MLB Prime Subscriptions Class Action MLB Prime Subscriptions Allegations: Misleadingly advertising a full-year subscriptions for an introductory price of $79.99 when consumers are billed more
Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Blog Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.
FTC Opts for Wait-and-See Approach on Negative Option Consumer News FTC Opts for Wait-and-See Approach on Negative Option Before making any changes to its own rule, the agency will look to see how a 2010 statute plays out.