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Automatic Renewal
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Socially Aware Blog
Amended California Law Expands Requirements for Consumer Subscriptions
By Anthony M. Ramirez, Julie O'Neill
Companies that offer services, whether online or offline, to consumers on a subscription or other automatic renewal basis should be aware that such offers are heavily regulated at both the…
Ad Law Access
eHarmony Agrees to Pay up to $2.2 Million to End Auto-Renewal Suit
By Gonzalo E. Mon, Donnelly McDowell
Last week, eHarmony agreed to pay up to $2.2 million to resolve allegations brought by four California counties and the city of Santa Monica over the company’s billing practices. That…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Five California Communities Settle Auto-Renewal Claims with Online Dating Company eHarmony for More than $2 Million
Online dating company eHarmony will pay more than $2 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit brought by four California counties and the city of Santa Monica. In total, the…
Ad Law Access
California to Tighten Rules for Automatic Renewals
Seven years ago, we posted about a new law in California governing automatic renewals. The law generally requires that companies: (1) clearly disclose the material offer terms before a consumers…
AdLaw By Request®
California Toughens Automatic-Renewal Law
California’s proposed Automatic-Renewal Law (ARL) passed the state Legislature earlier this month, tightening the requirements on companies that sell subscription services with automatically renewing payments to consumers. The new law…
All About Advertising Law
California Tightens Auto-Renewal Requirements
Many time-strapped consumers count on household subscription services to simplify life. One quick purchase agreement with automatically renewing payments, and consumers can receive uninterrupted access to the latest streaming shows,…
All About Advertising Law
Continuity Plans Receive Renewed State Scrutiny
By Ellen T. Berge, Venable LLP
Continuity, or "negative option," marketing is a popular and convenient way for consumers to subscribe to products and/or services, receive new issues, receive product replenishment, or continue a service by…
Ad Law Access
Hulu Hit with Class Action Over Automatic Renewals
In 2010, California enacted a law governing automatic renewals. As we previously posted, the law generally requires that companies: (1) clearly disclose the material offer terms before a consumers subscribes;…
Class Action Countermeasures
“Future Injury” versus “Fool Me Once” – McNair v. Synapse Group Inc.
By The Editors
To get lawsuits into court and past preliminary motions, plaintiffs often have to argue some pretty stupid things. They have to argue that they did not know coffee is hot or…
ContractsProf Blog
Default Settings, Notice and Contract Design
There have been several interesting articles about company policies in the news in the past couple of weeks. First there was this article which discusses how, as annoyed as customers…