Consumer Protection Law
Oct. 30, 2026
FTC, states sue Toast over allegedly deceptive subscription practices
Federal and state regulators allege Toast misled restaurant operators with promises of free equipment and round-the-clock customer support while imposing undisclosed charges and making subscriptions difficult to cancel.
he Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state and local authorities sued restaurant payment platform Toast Inc. on Thursday, accusing the company of misleading customers about subscription costs, falsely advertising free equipment and making its services difficult to cancel.
The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of California, was joined by seven states, Los Angeles County Counsel Dawyn R. Harrison and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu.
The complaint all...
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