Legal Opinion
Dix v. ICT Group, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 12, 2007No. 77101-4PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 The plaintiffs in this case allege that America Online, Inc. (AOL) unilaterally and wrongfully created and charged them for secondary membership accounts. The plaintiffs brought a putative class suit in Washington courts, alleging, among other things, violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA), chapter 19.86 RCW. However, the terms of service (TOS) agreement between the plaintiffs and AOL contains a forum selection clause specifying Virginia as the forum for any suits relating to the membership services. Virginia does not allow class actions for suits like plaintiffs’ suit.…
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