Fox News class action overview:
- Who: A California consumer has filed a class action lawsuit against Fox News Network LLC.
- Why: The plaintiff alleges Fox Nation violated California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) by failing to obtain consumers’ consent before enrolling them in automatic renewal programs.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
A new class action lawsuit alleges Fox Nation violated California’s Automatic Renewal Law by failing to obtain consumers’ consent before enrolling them in automatic renewal programs.
Plaintiff Travis Poper’s class action lawsuit, filed on April 21 in California federal court, alleges Fox Nation charged consumers for subscriptions without proper consent and failed to provide necessary disclosures.
The California Automatic Renewal Law requires businesses to clearly disclose automatic renewal terms and obtain consumers’ affirmative consent before charging their credit or debit cards.
Poper alleges Fox Nation, Fox News Network’s online video subscription service, failed to meet these requirements.
The Fox Nation auto-renewal class action lawsuit claims the service enrolled consumers in automatic renewal membership programs without providing “clear and conspicuous” disclosures as mandated by California law.
Additionally, Fox Nation allegedly posted charges to consumers’ credit or debit cards without obtaining their affirmative consent to an agreement containing the requisite disclosures.
Fox Nation failed to provide clear disclosures, class action alleges
Poper says he signed up for a Fox Nation free trial, believing he would be charged a one-time payment of $46.17 after the trial period ended.
However, his credit card was charged $46.17 on Dec. 21, 2020, and additional charges of $71.03 were posted to his credit card on Dec. 21, 2021, Dec. 21, 2022 and Dec. 22, 2023, the Fox Nation class action lawsuit states.
Poper claims he was not aware that Fox Nation would automatically renew his subscription and post additional charges to his credit card.
He claims Fox Nation failed to present automatic renewal offer terms in a clear and conspicuous manner before a subscription was fulfilled.
The class action lawsuit further argues Fox Nation did not provide consumers with the cancellation policy and information regarding a mechanism for cancellation that is cost-effective, timely and easy to use.
The plaintiff seeks to represent a class of California consumers who were enrolled in a Fox Nation membership program on or after April 21, 2021, and charged for the membership program within the applicable statute of limitations.
Poper asserts claims for violations of California’s ARL and Unfair Competition Law. He is seeking restitution, injunctive relief and certification of the class action.
Other class actions taking on auto-renewal practices include NordVPN, accused of alleged deceptive and illegal tactics to trick consumers into paying for unwanted subscriptions, and Houzz for using negative billing practices.
What do you think about the allegations in this Fox Nation auto-renewal class action lawsuit? Join the discussion in the comments.
Poper is represented by Mark L. Javitch of Javitch Law Office.
The Fox Nation class action lawsuit is Poper v. Fox News Network LLC, Case No. 5:25-cv-00977, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Eastern Division.
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