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Subscription Services
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Consumer Protection Insights
FTC Targets Adobe for Hidden Fees and Deceptive Subscription Practices
By Timothy A. Butler, Matthew White, Tessa Cierny, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
On June 17, 2024, the FTC filed a federal court complaint against Adobe and two of its executives. The complaint alleges that Adobe deceived consumers by failing to adequately disclose that its…
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
Exploring the Subscription-Based Legal Services Model with Mathew Kerbis and Jack Shelton
By Greg Lambert
In this episode of The Geek in Review, hosts Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer, along with special co-host Toby Brown of DV8 Legal Strategies, discuss the subscription-based legal services model with…
Consumer Finance Monitor
FTC Complaint Alleges Deception and Discrimination in Fintech’s Subscription Cash Advance Offerings
By John A. Kimble, Ballard CFS Group
On January 2, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against FloatMe Corp. (“FloatMe”), a fintech that offers short-term cash advances through its mobile app, alleging violations of the…
Minding Your Business
Amazon: The Prime Target in FTC Crackdown
On October 18, 2023, Amazon filed a motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit alleging that the company deceived millions of consumers into nonconsensual Prime membership enrollment and thwarted…
Clio Blog
Clio Integration Awards Showcase: Fidu
Meet Fidu, our 2023 Clio Integration Award Winner for Best Practice of Law App! Fidu propels law firms into the future, helping them transition from an hourly billing structure to…
Manufacturing Industry Advisor
Sufficiently Conspicuous: Arbitration Agreements and Class Action Waivers for Subscription-Based Businesses
By Erik K. Swanholt, John J. Atallah, Cole K. Waldhauser
Since its enactment in 2010, California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) has motivated an ever-increasing number of putative class action complaints. The latest surge is due in large part to amendments that…
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…
The Data Advisor
FTC Alleges Amazon Prime Subscription and Cancellation Screens Violate Federal Law
By Maneesha Mithal, Khoury Trombetta, Dale Bish, Amit Gressel
The recent suit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) represents the latest guidance in the rapidly evolving patchwork of federal and state laws that govern online subscription models. Any…
Law Practice Tips
Thoughts on Availability Retainers and Subscription Legal Services After ABA Formal Opinion 505
By Jim Calloway
Prepaid legal fees and refundability of those fees was the subject of American Bar Association Formal Opinion 505. Yesterday I did a blog post about that and noted it tracked…
Consumer Protection Review
FTC Proposes New Rules for Subscription Services—Public Comments Now Open!
By Jason Howell, Amanda Beane, Wonji Kerper, Nathan Kosnoff, Perkins Coie
The FTC published the proposed Negative Option Rule (Rule) to the Federal Register on April 24, 2023, with the goal of preventing unfair and deceptive practices related to recurring subscriptions…