September 09, 2026
A California federal judge has allowed a pair of customers to proceed with their lawsuit claiming that Williams-Sonoma advertised low prices then tacked on extra fees at checkout, ruling a mass arbitration provision in the retailer's terms "unconscionably chills" consumers from making claims.
June 30, 2026
Williams-Sonoma urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to toss a putative class action alleging the retailer unlawfully quotes an artificially low price for products on its website before sneaking in a "processing" fee after getting consumers credit card information, saying the claims from two women belong in arbitration.