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Herman v. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

8:14-cv-03028

Court:

Florida Middle

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Mary S. Scriven

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  1. April 29, 2019

    $11.5M SeaWorld Pass Renewal Settlement Gets Final OK

    A Florida federal court gave the final nod Monday to an $11.5 million settlement in a breach of contract class action against SeaWorld, approving $2.88 million in attorney fees and resolving claims the theme park automatically renewed annual passes in violation of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act.

  2. April 18, 2017

    Class Beats SeaWorld Over Auto-Renewal Of Passes

    A Florida federal court Monday ruled against SeaWorld in a class action over its automatic renewal of annual passes, finding the theme park breached the contracts and violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act by renewing during the one-year term and collecting unauthorized payments after the contracts expired.

  3. October 12, 2016

    SeaWorld Fights Bid For Quick Win In Suit Over Passes

    SeaWorld asked a Florida federal court on Tuesday to deny a motion for summary judgment from customers in a proposed class action over the theme park's automatic renewal of annual passes, arguing that the contract must be interpreted as a whole document and that most customers were told the passes would automatically renew at the end of the year.

  4. October 07, 2016

    SeaWorld Passholders Fight To Keep Contract Claims In Suit

    SeaWorld customers in a proposed class action against the theme park over its automatic renewal of their annual passes urged a Florida federal judge on Thursday to keep their breach of contract claims, saying the language of the contract is clear and that SeaWorld breached it.

  5. September 07, 2016

    SeaWorld Says Class Action's Contract Breach Claims Fail

    SeaWorld asked a Florida federal court Tuesday to toss a breach of contract claim from a proposed class action accusing it of using deceptive language in annual pass contracts, saying regardless of whose interpretation of key contract language the court adopts, the claim is doomed.

  6. August 26, 2016

    SeaWorld Can't Boot Guest From Annual Pass Deception Suit

    SeaWorld on Friday lost its bid to compel arbitration and dismiss one member from a proposed class action accusing the park of using deceptive language in annual pass contracts after a Florida judge found that the arbitration agreement on one park's website wasn't obvious to the consumer.

  7. July 13, 2016

    SeaWorld Loses Bid For Contract Docs In Annual Pass Row

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday denied SeaWorld's demand for copies of other recurring payment contracts signed by guests in a proposed class action accusing the park of using deceptive language in annual pass contracts, saying SeaWorld has failed to show the discovery it seeks is proportional to the needs of the case.

  8. May 17, 2016

    SeaWorld Diving Too Deep For Contract Docs, Visitors Say

    SeaWorld guests behind a proposed class action accusing the park of using deceptive language in annual pass contracts fought back in Florida federal court Monday against a demand for copies of other recurring payment contracts they've signed, saying courts routinely find such documents are irrelevant to contract disputes.

  9. May 04, 2016

    SeaWorld Wants Pass Holders' Other Recurring Payment Docs

    SeaWorld urged a Florida federal court on Tuesday to make four customers in a putative class action accusing the park of employing deceptive language in annual pass contracts turn over documentation governing other recurring payments they make, saying such evidence is discoverable in all four states whose laws apply.

  10. May 02, 2016

    SeaWorld Says Proposed Annual Pass Class Too Diverse

    SeaWorld urged a Florida federal court on Friday not to certify a class of customers claiming their annual passes to its amusement parks were renewed against their wishes, saying there are too many variables involved in whether individual class members knew what they were signing up for. 

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