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Automatic Renewal
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Consumer Class Defense Blog
California Court Of Appeal Concludes There Is No Private Right Of Action Under The State’s Auto-Renewal Law
By Robert B. Milligan, Sierra J. Chinn-Liu
On September 11, 2020, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision with two crucial holdings limiting the scope of California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL), Business and Professions Code sections…
CyberAdviser
Subscription Service Agrees to Pay $10 Million for Automatic Renewal Law Violations
By Philip N. Yannella, Katie Morehead
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $10 million settlement with the online learning company ABCmouse for allegedly violating the FTC Act as well as the Restore…
Ad Law Access
FTC Announces $10 Million Settlement Over Automatic Renewals
We’ve written about automatic renewals before, but the $10 million price tag in the FTC’s settlement with the operators of ABCmouse should grab your attention. The FTC alleged that over…
Ad Law Access
Ancestry.com Faces $250M Auto-Renewal Suit
Subscription plans that automatically renew at the end of a term are becoming more popular with companies. They’re also getting more attention from regulators and class action attorneys. As we’ve…
All About Advertising Law
Automatic Renewal Programs: Reducing Risks During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Ellen T. Berge, Ari N. Rothman, Shahin O. Rothermel
Although the coronavirus pandemic has impacted every business over the past few weeks, companies offering negative option and subscription programs face a unique set of issues. On the one hand,…
Ad Law Access
Ad Law Access Podcast: Automatic Renewal Plans
As we have discussed here on Ad Law Access, subscription plans that automatically renew at the end of a term have become more popular with companies and they’re also getting…
All About Advertising Law
The FTC’s Negative View of Negative Options – Are Expanded Regulations Coming?
By Ellen T. Berge, Leonard L. Gordon
The Federal Trade Commission's "Negative Option Rule" is up for review, and the FTC is steering toward stricter regulations for automatic renewal plans and subscription programs. The FTC completed its…
CyberAdviser
A Closer Look at Automatic Renewal Laws
By Philip N. Yannella, Katie Morehead
Over the past several years, state legislatures have become more aggressive in passing laws to protect consumers’ digital rights. The promulgation of state data security and privacy laws, such as…
Ad Law Access
North Dakota Joins Other States Regulating Automatic Renewals
Earlier this year, we posted about new laws governing automatic renewals in DC and Vermont. Starting on July 31, 2019, companies also need to worry about a similar statute in…
All About Advertising Law
Updates in FTC and California’s Continuing Enforcement of Continuity Programs
By Leonard L. Gordon, Shahin O. Rothermel
Thought that the FTC and California planned to cool off on enforcing trial and subscription programs? Think again. The FTC and California continue to bring these actions with alarming regularity.…