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Business Law

Jan. 6, 2025

'Legal Eagle' lawyer/YouTuber sues PayPal for commissions

Legal Eagle's Devin Stone accuses PayPal's Honey of scamming YouTubers by stealing affiliate commissions, leading to class action lawsuits. Honey denies wrongdoing, defends last-click attribution.

'Legal Eagle' lawyer/YouTuber sues PayPal for commissions
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The attorney behind the popular YouTube channel "Legal Eagle" said that his clients, a group of fellow YouTubers suing PayPal Inc., "are getting absolutely screwed" and he accused the company of stealing commissions from creators through their affiliate marketing for Honey, a subsidiary of PayPal.

Honey has denied wrongdoing.

Devin James Stone of Eagle Team LLP in Washington D.C., claimed that PayPal's alleged diversion of commissions from YouTuber...

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