By now, you have probably heard about the Federal Trade Commission’s new “click to cancel” rule, which requires sellers to provide a simple mechanism to cancel a negative-option feature (essentially any recurring or automatically renewing subscription). If you haven’t, you
On Oct. 16, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final “click to cancel” rule. The rule is part of the FTC’s broader “Rule Concerning Subscriptions and Other Negative Options.” Notably, the click-to-cancel provision is not as straightforward as its
Sixth Circuit Affirms: AAA Rules Require Disputes Over Arbitrability Be Decided in Arbitration
Parties that have agreed to arbitrate certain disputes often disagree about whether a particular claim falls within their agreement to arbitrate, and also about who should make
In August, Disney found itself in a public-relations firestorm. Facing a wrongful-death lawsuit after a customer suffered an allergic reaction at a Disney World restaurant, the company had attempted to use the arbitration clause in the Disney+ terms of service
Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claims Against Bob Baffert and Churchill Downs
Two weeks ago, Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby by a nose over Sierra Leone and Forever Young. If you didn’t watch the race and haven’t seen the finishing
On this Cyber-Monday, we would like to address one of the hottest technology topics of the past year: artificial intelligence. Some have speculated that AI may help boost low response rates to settlement notices. But there are also concerns that
For Halloween, rather than discuss any of the various litigation over candy (e.g., the litigation over Skittles or “slack fill” in packages), we are going to travel back to 1984 to look at what a mishap with a
Over the past year, there have been a growing number of lawsuits, including class actions, filed against website operators in various states — including California, Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania — for violations of state wiretapping laws or the Video Privacy Protection
Did you know that there was a class-action lawsuit after Super Bowl XLV? The game was played at Cowboys Stadium (now known as AT&T Stadium) in Dallas, Texas, between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. The litigation arose out of
Over the holidays, I enjoyed watching Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?, the Netflix four-episode documentary about John Leonard’s attempt to claim a Harrier fighter jet through the “Pepsi Stuff” promotion during the 1990s. Pepsi ultimately prevailed in the litigation that ensued
