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FTC sues LA Fitness operators over hard-to-cancel memberships  The Washington Post FTC sues LA Fitness over ‘impossible to cancel’ memberships  WFAA FTC Sues LA Fitness Over Membership Cancellation Practices  Bloomberg FTC sues LA Fitness operators for ‘exceedingly difficult’ gym cancellation policies  AP News Federal Trade Commission sues LA Fitness operators over ‘exceedingly difficult’ membership cancellations  Fox Business Source link

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson discusses the hardship over gym cancellations on ‘The Bottom Line.’ The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday sued the operators of LA Fitness for allegedly making it “exceedingly difficult” for customers to cancel their memberships. Fitness International and Fitness & Sports Clubs, which operate gym chains, including LA Fitness, Esporta Fitness, City Sports Club and …

The Federal Trade Commission today sued the operators of LA Fitness and other gyms over allegations they make it exceedingly difficult for consumers to cancel their gym memberships and related services that continued indefinitely unless cancelled. The agency is seeking a court order prohibiting the allegedly unfair conduct and money back for consumers harmed by the difficulty in cancelling memberships. …

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against the operators of several gym chains, including LA Fitness, on Wednesday over allegations that they make it too difficult to cancel memberships. And that’s probably welcome news for anyone who’s had the displeasure of trying to cancel with their gym. The companies being sued by the FTC are Fitness International and Fitness …

NEW YORK — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is suing the operators of LA Fitness, over allegations that they make it “exceedingly difficult” for consumers to cancel gym memberships and other related services offered in their clubs nationwide. In a Wednesday complaint, the FTC accused Fitness International and its subsidiary Fitness & Sports Clubs of illegally charging consumers “hundreds of …

A Maryland ticket broker is accused of illegally purchasing and reselling hundreds of thousands of tickets for profit, including thousands to Taylor Swift’s highly sought Eras Tour. The Federal Trade Commission is suing Key Investment Group, saying the company made millions of dollars in profit from reselling the tickets at inflated prices. The lawsuit, filed Monday, Aug. 18, in U.S. District …

Besides being American icons, chart toppers and stadium packers, what do Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen have in common? Well, the spectacular songwriter thing aside, both the Boss and the self-styled Showgirl are at the heart of a new Donald Trump-fueled lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission today to put the kibosh on resale schemes that snare hot tickets …

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against a Maryland-based ticket resale company on Monday, alleging that the company broke federal law to obtain hundreds of thousands of tickets to Taylor Swift‘s Eras tour and other major concerts and scalp them for millions of dollars in profit. In the lawsuit, filed in federal court on Monday and reviewed by The …

The Federal Trade Commission is suing a ticket broker operation for allegedly using unlawful tactics to exceed ticket purchasing limits for many popular events, including Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, and resell the tickets at significantly higher prices, generating millions in revenue. “President Trump made it clear in his March Executive Order that unscrupulous middlemen who harm fans and jack up …

Judge to FTC: Investigation Into Nonprofit That Criticized X Is ‘A Retaliatory Act’  PCMag Judge blocks Trump FTC’s ‘retaliation’ against liberal media watchdog  CNN Judge Blocks F.T.C. Investigation of Media Matters  The New York Times Judge blocks FTC probe into liberal media watchdog  The Washington Post Judge blocks FTC probe into progressive media watchdog  The Hill Source link