Washington Post Again Wins Dismissal of Deceptive Sales Lawsuit

The Washington Post beat a proposed consumer class action alleging it engaged in deceptive sales practices in connection to its annual digital subscription pricing.

The consumers’ amended complaint still failed to show that the advertised prices on the Post’s website misrepresents the cost of the annual subscription, Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said in a Monday order dismissing the case with prejudice.

The consumers alleged that the Post advertised a false price for its digital subscription, claiming that a struckthrough $120 price tag displayed next to the initial subscription cost of ...