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Automatic Renewal
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All About Advertising Law
Your 2024 Outlook: California’s Enforcement Trends and New State Laws Governing Automatic Renewal Programs
It’s that time of year again. Regardless of what you call them—subscriptions, negative option programs, automatic renewals, or continuous service offers—states are continuing to enact and enforce new laws with…
Consumer Finance Monitor
New York enacts new requirements for subscription auto-renewals and credit card surcharge pricing
By Kristen E. Larson, Ballard CFS Group
On December 13, 2023, New York Governor Hochul signed two laws, which aim to protect consumers from (1) unwanted subscriptions by requiring notice to consumers for upcoming automatic renewals with…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Massachusetts Proposes Fee Disclosure Regulations Targeting “Junk Fees” and Automatic Renewal Contracts
By Chris Capurso, Taylor Gess, Caleb Rosenberg, Alan D. Wingfield
On November 30, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced proposed regulations that would require businesses to clearly disclose the total price of a product at the time it is…
Dundas Lawyers Legal Articles
Unfair contract terms – automatic renewal clauses
9 November 2023 was a crucial date for Australian businesses because from that date significant penalties can now be imposed on businesses found to have unfair contract terms (UCT) in…
Ad Law Access
ICYMI: State AGs Support FTC’s Amendments on Auto-Renewals – but Have Suggestions
By Paul Singer, Abigail Stempson, Beth Chun, Kaelyne Yumul Wietelman
On June 23, 2023, a bipartisan coalition of 26 state attorneys general (AGs) submitted comments in support of the FTC’s amendments to the Negative Option Rule (Rule). Though the AGs…
Regulatory Oversight
Bipartisan State AGs Support FTC’s Amendments to Negative Option Rule
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
The New York and Pennsylvania state attorneys general recently led a bipartisan coalition of 26 state AGs in a letter, supporting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s proposed rule amending the…
Ad Law Access
States Follow FTC Auto Renewal Settlement with a New $2.3 Million Settlement
In 2017, the FTC announced that Adore Me, an online lingerie company, had agreed to return more than $1.3 million to customers who enrolled in a negative-option membership program offering…
SpotDraft Blog
Automatic Renewal Clauses: How to Mitigate Risks and Protect Your Interests
By SpotDraft
In this guide, we explore crucial details about the automatic renewal clause, arming you with strategies for mitigating risks and protecting your company’s interests.
Inside Class Actions
In a Case of First Impression Under North Carolina’s Automatic Renewal Statute, Judge Dismisses Some Claims but Allows Others to Proceed
A U.S. district court recently granted in part and denied in part the New York Times’s motion to dismiss claims that its subscription renewal terms violated North Carolina’s little-used Automatic…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
FTC Looks to Crack Down on Subscription and Membership Auto-Renewals
On March 23, 2023, the FTC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at deceptive and unfair practices involving recurring charges for automatically renewing subscriptions and memberships.