Grant McKee v. Audible, Inc et al

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Case Number:

2:17-cv-01941

Court:

California Central

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Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

George H. Wu

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  1. March 26, 2019

    Audible Inks Deal With 8.4M Users Over False Ad Claims

    Audible has reached a settlement with a class of 8.4 million listeners who claimed the audiobook retailer traps members in a scheme that violates gift card laws and cheats them out of earned audiobook credits, according to a newly unsealed motion for preliminary approval of the agreement.

  2. October 26, 2017

    Audible Defends Renewal Terms In Book Credit False Ad Row

    Audible asked a California federal judge on Thursday to throw out a putative class action accusing the e-book retailer of misleading consumers with its prepaid credit program, arguing that customers are clearly told they're signing up for an automatic recurring charge.

  3. September 11, 2017

    Consumers Say Audible Can't Force Credit Suit Arbitration

    Audible Inc. cannot dismiss a suit accusing it of scamming consumers through its prepaid credit program or force the consumers to arbitrate certain claims, those consumers told a California judge Friday as they questioned Audible’s use of testimony from its in-house counsel to support its arbitration bid.

  4. August 28, 2017

    Audible Makes Bid To Escape Audiobook Credit Scam Suit

    Audible Inc. made a bid to free itself from a California federal lawsuit accusing it of scamming consumers through its prepaid credit program, telling a California federal judge Friday that certain claims against it must be arbitrated and the rest tossed as there's no evidence the company failed to notify consumers of its policies.

  5. July 17, 2017

    Amazon, But Not Audible, Can Force Arbitration In Credit Suit

    A California federal judge ruled Monday that while Amazon can force arbitration of a proposed class action that accused its subsidiary audio book seller Audible of scamming consumers through its prepaid credit program, Audible itself cannot compel arbitration of the claims as its customer use agreements aren't clearly displayed when consumers sign up for the service.

  6. March 13, 2017

    Audible, Amazon Hit With Suit Over Audiobook Credit Scam

    Digital audiobook seller Audible Inc. and its parent company, Amazon.com Inc., on Friday were hit with a putative class action suit in California federal court by a consumer alleging he was trapped in a "shell game" that violates gift card laws and deprived him of using credits he earned.

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