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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Direct Wines, Inc., and Wine Awesomeness, LLC
Penalty: $365,000
Year: 2020
Date: February 24, 2020
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz county district attorney's offices and the Santa Monica City Attorney announced a settlement in which Direct Wines and Wine Awesomeness agreed to pay $365,000 and make changes in their business practices to resolve allegations that they automatically renewed membership subscriptions, in violation of state law.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
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