The consumer protection association VSV and law firm Baumeister & Kollegen have filed class action lawsuits against Netflix, Apple, and WOW. Funded by Padronus, these legal actions target unauthorized price hikes based on Section 812 of the German Civil Code.
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.