IF YOU WERE AUTOMATICALLY BILLED FOR A NEW YORK TIMES SUBSCRIPTION FROM JUNE 17, 2016 TO MAY 12, 2021, YOU MAY BENEFIT FROM A PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT .

What Is This Lawsuit About?

This lawsuit claims that Defendant automatically renewed its customers’ digital, print, and standalone subscription offerings (the “NYT Subscriptions”) and charged customers’ payment methods without providing the disclosures and authorizations required by California law. The Defendant denies it violated any law. The Court has not determined who is right. Rather, the Parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit to avoid the uncertainties and expenses associated with ongoing litigation.

Who Is in the Settlement Class?

The Court decided that everyone who fits the following description is a member of the Settlement Class:

All persons who, from June 17, 2016, to and through May 12, 2021, enrolled in an automatically renewing NYT Subscription directly through NYT using a California billing and/or delivery address, and who were charged and paid an automatic renewal fee(s) in connection with such subscription.

What Does this Settlement Provide?

Monetary Relief: A Settlement Fund has been created totaling $2,375,000.00. Class Member payments, and the cost to administer the Settlement, the cost to inform people about the Settlement, attorneys’ fees (inclusive of litigation costs), and an award to the Class Representative will also come out of this fund.

Other Relief: NYT has revised the presentation and wording of the automatic renewal terms on its checkout pages in its mobile and desktop platforms and in its direct mail offers to be consistent with the requirements of Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17602(a)(1)-(2). NYT also provides consumers who submit a new order for an automatically renewing subscription with an acknowledgment that includes the automatic renewal terms, cancellation policy, and information regarding how to cancel in a manner that is capable of being retained by the consumer, consistent with Bus. & Prof. Code § 17602(c).