Article archive / July 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 3, No. 11. Source pages: 7.
On May 30, 2012, a U.S. District Judge granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against APA brought by a group of members who said they had been misled into paying the “Special Assessment” as if mandatory. Disgruntled members had discovered that the assessment must be voluntary because it was used for political action. In his decision, the Judge agreed that a reasonable person would view the assessment to be required, but he noted that the plaintiffs would need to amend their action.
However, he wrote, since the suit was filed in DC, and DC consumer protection laws would be unfavorable to the plaintiffs, he ruled to dismiss the action.
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