Latest News About Costco Auto Renewal Lawsuit

Here’s the latest on Costco’s auto-renewal (“membership”) lawsuit: multiple reports say a California class-action lawsuit alleges Costco violated California’s automatic renewal law by sending renewal notices too late and/or lacking required details, leading members to be charged before they had a legally adequate window to cancel.[4][5]

What the lawsuits claim

• A California plaintiff (identified in coverage as Russel George) alleges Costco failed to comply with a requirement to provide advance notice at least 15 days and no more than 45 days before an annual membership expires, for the affected annual membership tiers (including $65 Gold Star and $130 Executive, per reporting).[5]
• Several articles frame the case as a dispute over whether Costco’s email reminders were untimely and deficient, so the member allegedly couldn’t make an informed decision in time to avoid the renewal charge.[3][6]

Where things stand (as reported)

• Coverage indicates the case is proceeding in federal court in California as a class action.[4][5]

Why it’s getting attention now

• Auto-renewals for memberships/subscriptions have been under increased legal scrutiny, and this case is being reported as another example of companies allegedly failing to meet state notice timing and content requirements.[6][3]

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