Movie Fans Can Sue Over Misleading Trailer, Says US Judge

US District Judge Stephen Wilson, in response to a class action lawsuit filed earlier this year, ruled that movie fans can sue over misleading trailers.

A US judge has ruled that moviegoers who were upset that their favorite star was cut from a movie after appearing in the trailer can sue the studio for false advertising.

Two moviegoers claim that Universal Pictures duped them into renting the 2019 movie "Yesterday" because Ana de Armas was featured in the trailer.

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