The consumer protection association VSV and law firm Baumeister & Kollegen have filed lawsuits against , , and WOW. Funded by Padronus, these legal actions target unauthorized price hikes based on Section 812 of the .
Claimants seek full refunds for increases plus 6.5 percent annual interest. Notable hikes include Netflix Premium rising to 19.99 euros and WOW live sports reaching 44.99 euros. The portal streaming-klage.de bundles claims for Netflix, Amazon, Apple, and WOW.
Padronus director Richard Eibl estimates users could recover nearly 800 euros. Data is secured via GDPR Article 15 requests. While a 9.9 percent success fee applies to those without insurance, the firm aims to repeat its success from a prior Meta representative action.