A New York court sided with a consumer who alleged that online retailer Accessory Outlet fined her $250 for threatening to cancel a credit card charge when an iPhone case she ordered hadn't been
shipped. Accessory Outlet allegedly said the consumer violated online terms of sale, which provided that customers would be charged $250 if they disputed charges or complained about the company on
social media outlets. A New York judge granted the consumer a default judgment, "essentially agreeing that Accessory Outlet’s 'terms of sale' and the debt it alleged the woman owed were void,"
Consumerist reports.
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