Costco’s Dismissal Motion Fails In Class Suit Over Membership Fee Refunds

Mealey's (February 27, 2019, 1:11 PM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — A Missouri federal judge on Feb. 21 declined to dismiss a putative class complaint accusing a membership-only warehouse club of only partially refunding fees when memberships are canceled early in violation of its “100% Satisfaction Guarantee,” finding that the lead plaintiff has sufficiently pleaded facts to survive the defendant’s motion (Scott Pearlstone, et al. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, No. 18-630, E.D. Mo., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27469)....