Grubhub will pay a $3.5M settlement for a lawsuit from March for alleged violations of Washington D.C.'s Consumer Protection and Procedures Act.
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On Friday, Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine announced the decision against Grubhub "for charging customers hidden fees and using deceptive marketing techniques to increase profits in violation of District consumer protection laws."for alleged violations of the District's Consumer Protection and Procedures Act.
"Those with active Grubhub accounts will receive a refundable credit and if the credit is not used within 90 days the money will be sent to customers in the form of a check," he said. "Grubhub used every trick in the book to manipulate customers into paying far more than they owed, and even worse, they did so at the height of a global pandemic when District residents were already struggling to make ends meet," Racine said in a statement.
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