Weight Watchers class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Two consumers filed a class action lawsuit against WW International Inc.
- Why: The plaintiffs allege the company uses fake sales to sell its weight loss subscriptions.
- Where: The Weight Watchers class action was filed in California federal court.
WW International Inc., the company behind Weight Watchers, is facing a new class action lawsuit alleging it uses fake sales to sell its weight loss subscriptions.
Plaintiffs Marlayne Berger and Darren Todd filed the class action complaint against the company on April 16 in California federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer protection laws.
Their lawsuit claims Weight Watchers advertises its weight loss subscriptions as being on sale for a limited time, but the discounts are actually ongoing and not genuine.
The plaintiffs, who both signed up for multimonth Weight Watchers memberships through the company’s website, claim they were misled by the false representations about the discounts.
Weight Watchers sales never end, plaintiffs say
The lawsuit alleges that Weight Watchers advertises its subscriptions as being on sale for a limited time, with phrases like “Hurry, offer ends today” or “Ends today: X% off.” However, the plaintiffs claim these discounts are never-ending, and the company is always offering some kind of promotion.
The plaintiffs argue that this practice is deceptive and violates California’s False Advertising Law, which prohibits businesses from making false or misleading statements about their products or services.
The lawsuit also alleges that the company’s advertising practices violate California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act and the Federal Trade Commission’s regulations on false advertising.
The plaintiffs say that they would not have signed up for the subscriptions if they had known the discounts were not genuine. They are seeking to represent all consumers who purchased multimonth Weight Watchers memberships advertised at a discount.
They are suing for breach of contract, breach of express warranty, negligent misrepresentation, intentional misrepresentation and violations of California’s consumer protection laws. They seek damages, restitution and an injunction to stop the company from using fake sales in its advertising.
In related news, consumers recently filed class action lawsuits against From You Flowers, Comfrt, Nood, Hot Topic and Sunglass Hut for allegedly using fake sale prices to trick consumers into believing they were getting a better deal than they actually were.
What do you think of the allegations made in this Weight Watchers class action lawsuit? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by Christin Cho and Simon Franzini of Dovel & Luner LLP.
The Weight Watchers class action lawsuit is Berger, et al. v. WW International Inc., Case No. 5:25-cv-00926, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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29 thoughts onConsumers sue Weight Watchers over alleged fake sales
I have used WW since 2010 off an on, price is crazy if you cannot get a discount and the new GLP1 plan is very misleading.
I joined WW subscription in February 2025 they never once mentioned the possibility of medication GLP-1 or program issues. They once sent an email about restructuring and took money out when I called to ask if I want out after I heard GLP-1 no longer available but they could put me on zepbound $399 a month this was not an option gor ne. They sent a request to my insurance and it was denied no follow up nothing only I can pay $399 plus membership. I asked if your getting Zepbound thru Lily can you get the offer $25 rx monthly fee for me … no response. They ordered 3 month supply of glp1 i only had a few days to make the decision since that wasn’t available any longer thinking ok each month my usual $179 a month nope they tried to take it out in 1 payment over $339 plus. I stopped that.
WW Clinic subscriptions are very deceptive. They offer meds & MD access but only tell you the expense AFTER the sign up. They should at least give an estimate. You can’t cancel even if you do not qualify for meds. If you try to go to arbitration you are signing away your rights to any class action lawsuit. They know exactly what they are doing.
WW Clinic subscriptions are VERY misleading. The scheme seems to be offer meds, access to board certified MD & dietician, AFTER sign up is when they disclose the expense. Meds are denied by insurance, extremely expensive without insurance. They should provide approximate expense before locking people into year long subscriptions. I thought the clinic would make it safe to take the meds under MD supervision. But if the consumer does not qualify for the insurance reimbursement there is no benefit to having the clinic subscription. They need to be stopped. This is very deceptive business practice.
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I signed up was not advised that I was signing up for months and if I canceled it applied to the end of the subscription. Now I have an email confirmation of cancellation but they are still taking money from me and unable to speak to a live person about it
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I just signed up over the weekend and was told how much everything was gonna be and it was way higher than $25 OR $74. Now they tell me there’s nothing I can do even though I canceled since my insurance won’t cover the meds. They said I’ll still be charged $74 dollars a month for a year.