Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco)
Costco Membership Auto-Renewal Lawsuit
A California class action alleges Costco’s membership renewal notices did not meet state disclosure and consent requirements.
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Eligibility
Who may qualify?
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- You had a Costco membership subject to automatic annual renewal, with renewal charges made to a stored payment method (such as a credit card).
- You received an email renewal notice approximately 60 days before the renewal date, outside the 15–45 day window specified in California’s Automatic Renewal Law.
- The renewal notice did not include all required information, including the renewal length/terms, the amount to be charged, and clear methods to cancel the auto‑renewal, before your card was charged.
- Your membership was renewed and your payment card was charged even though you were reconsidering or would have cancelled had you received a timely, compliant notice (similar to the named plaintiff’s allegation).
- You were a California consumer at the time of the renewal, since the claims are brought under California’s ARL and related California consumer‑protection statutes.
Case overview
What is the Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) case about?
A proposed class action accuses Costco of running afoul of California's Automatic Renewal Law, False Advertising Law, Consumers Legal Remedies Act, and Unfair Competition Law. According to the suit, Costco sent renewal notices roughly 60 days before automatically charging members' cards for their annual renewal, timing the lawsuit says doesn't meet legal requirements, and left out disclosure details the law requires before an auto-renewal charge can go through. No settlement has been reached; this is currently an active lawsuit against the company.
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