Deceptive Pricing/Undisclosed Surcharges
Massage Envy Changes in Membership Prices Class Action
Do subscribers to Massage Envy’s monthly massage know how much they’re paying for their memberships? The complaint for this class action alleges that many do not know, because Massage Envy Franchising, LLP raises the rates without informing them. Read more
HCA Healthcare Florida Emergency Room Surcharges Class Action
Emergency room bills are usually high—and sometimes higher than patients realize. In this class action, the complaint alleges that HCA Healthcare, Inc. imposes a surcharge for emergency room visits, in addition to charges for the actual services provided, that it does not tell patients about at the time of their emergency room visit. Read more
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Emergency Room Surcharge Class Action
The complaint for this class action alleges that the Kadlec Regional Medical Center’s emergency room charges a “cover charge”—a fee in addition to the itemized fees—for being seen at the center’s emergency room. The fee is not disclosed to patients at the time of their treatment and the complaint claims that this is “a substantial Read more
Dollar, Thrifty Rentals Toll Fees Settlement
Dollar and Thrifty car rental companies are settling a lawsuit brought by the Florida attorney general’s office about fees they charged for PlatePass or other tolls. The complaint alleged that they had not warned customers about the additional fees. Customers may be eligible to get a refund of the additional fees for PlatePass or other Read more
Fogle Restaurants CDF Fee Settlement
Fogle Enterprises, Inc. and Nolan Fogle are settling a class action suit alleging that their restaurants charged an unlawful 1%-1.5% “CDF fee” on customer bills, without disclosing the presence of the fee or that the funds collected were for non-charitable purposes. Read more
Omni Hotels Deceptive “Resort Fee” Charges Class Action
What exactly is a “resort fee” that a consumer finds added on to the price of a room at certain hotels? According to the complaint for this class action, it’s not a valid fee but a form of “drip pricing” that allows hotels to advertise artificially low prices fools consumers into thinking they’re paying less Read more
North American Power & Gas Variable Rate Charges Settlement
This settlement resolves five different class actions against North American Power & Gas, LLC (NAPG) that allege that NAPG misled customers and did not base its variable rates on market factors, as it claimed. Read more
RMG Sunset Restaurants Living Wage Surcharge Settlement
Patrons of Cabo Cantina, Baja Beach Café, Fiesta Cantina, PB Cantina, Jameson’s Irish Pub, or Sunset Trocadero Lounge have a refund coming to them. These restaurants are part of RMG Sunset, Inc., which has now agreed to settle a class action alleging it unfairly added a living wage surcharge to customer bills, in violation of Read more
