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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. …

San Francisco man sues United over one the worst seats on a flight  SFGATE United and Delta face lawsuits over windowless window seats sold to passengers for extra fees  Fox Business Delta and United Passengers Sue Airlines Over Fees for Windowless Window Seats  The New York Times Their ‘window seats’ lacked windows. Now they’re suing the airlines.  The Washington Post United Airlines accused of …

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 …

Singer, songwriter, and Prince muse Apollonia filed a new lawsuit Tuesday that alleges Prince’s estate, Paisley Park Enterprises, is “attempting to steal” her name. In her 14-page complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles and obtained by Rolling Stone, Apollonia, whose real name is Patricia Apollonia Kotero, says she “famously starred” as the character Apollonia, Prince’s love interest, in …

Trinity Broadcasting Network, former business partner of Dr. Phil’s now-bankrupt Merit Street Media, filed a counterclaim against the TV personality — alleging he engaged in a scheme to “fleece” the Christian broadcasting company and “enrich” himself and “his associates and affiliates.” Merit Street Media, formed as a joint venture between TBN and Phil McGraw’s Peteski Productions, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy …

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 …

A Florida dairy farm was named in a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she lost her unborn child after getting sick while caring for her toddler, who also got sick after drinking raw milk. Rachel Maddox is suing Keely Farms Dairy, a New Smyrna Beach dairy farm, which state health officials have tied to at least 21 cases …

US sues California to block tough emissions standards for trucks  Reuters Another one of California’s Trump-proofing planks just broke  Politico Trump seeks to sue California over clean trucking effort  The Hill Trump administration seeks to block California air quality rules  Sacramento Bee Trump DOJ Sues California Over Clean Truck Deal, Saying It Seeks to Undermine US Law  KQED Source link

Long-distance runner Evie Parts sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College as well as members of its athletic department on the grounds they illegally removed her from the track team because she is a transgender athlete. Parts’ lawsuit said the NCAA’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports did not have legal grounds because it’s not a governmental organization and therefore …