Yahoo is fighting a lawsuit by a man who claimed he paid $ 19.95 for an annual ad - free subscription but found ads in his inbox anyway . At Santa Clara Superior Court , Thomas Curtis claimed he did not know he would continue to see ads when he renewed the service . Yahoo argued Curtis agreed to its terms when he renewed his subscription . “He cannot now say he was tricked into buying that service. In March , Judge Brian C Walsh tentatively threw out Curtis 's unjust dismissal and promissory estoppel claims , with leave to appeal , but let stand his claims of breach of contract and violation of California 's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law .
Yahoo is fighting a lawsuit by a man who claimed he paid $ 19.95 for an annual ad - free subscription but found ads in his inbox anyway . At Santa Clara Superior Court , Thomas Curtis claimed he did not know he would continue to see ads when he renewed the service . Yahoo argued Curtis agreed to its terms when he renewed his subscription . In March , Judge Brian C Walsh tentatively threw out Curtis 's unjust dismissal and promissory estoppel claims , with leave to appeal , but let stand his claims of breach of contract and violation of California 's Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law .