Oct 16, 2024 ‘Click to Cancel’ is Here, as FTC Announces Final Negative Option Rule By Kate Patton Terri Seligman The Federal Trade Commission today (finally) announced its final “click-to-cancel” rule, which imposes new requirements on negative...
Sep 26, 2024 California Amends Its Auto-Renewal Law, Effective July 1, 2025 By Kate Patton State auto-renewal law updates continue to keep us busy—and this week is no exception. On Tuesday, California, whose statute has...
May 05, 2024 State Auto-Renewal Law Update: Utah Enacts, Virginia Amends, and California Proposes Major Amendments By Kate Patton The negative option space has been quite active at the state level recently, with new laws enacted and existing laws updated — and the...
May 01, 2024 FTC Pursues Bill Payment Company Over Alleged Dark Patterns, Illegal Junk Fees and ROSCA Violations By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission took action under the FTC Act, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...
Jan 19, 2024 FTC Hearing Participants Voice Concerns with Proposed Negative Option Rule By Kate Patton During a virtual informal hearing on January 16, several organizations presented their concerns—both procedural and substantive—with the...
Dec 29, 2023 New York Amends Automatic Renewal Law... Again By Terri Seligman Joining California and a few other states, New York has amended its automatic renewal law again to require annual renewal notices. The...
Dec 05, 2023 FTC to Host Informal Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Negative Option Rule By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will hold a virtual informal hearing on January 16, 2024, on its proposed amendments to...
Mar 03, 2023 Another Dark Patterns Case at NAD By Terri Seligman NAD doesn’t often address pricing issues so when it does, I pay close attention. A recent case is especially interesting because it’s...
Jan 26, 2023 When does the FTC step in over a free trial that automatically converts to a ongoing subscription? By Terri Seligman When it gets 70,000+ complaints. Back in 2016, the FTC settled with beauty product and nutritional supplement marketer, NutriClick....
Jan 03, 2023 NAD Ends 2022 With A Bang Not A Whimper By Terri Seligman 2023 is here, but a few NAD cases published towards the end of 2022 are worth noting. One case of interest is one initiated by NAD itself...
Dec 08, 2022 Savage X Fenty to Pay $1.2M to Put California Consumer Protection Lawsuit to Bed By Kate Patton Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit with California regulators which alleged...
Apr 06, 2022 More State Auto-Renew Laws Enacted or Amended By Terri Seligman As followers of this blog know, the auto-renew space has been exceedingly active over the last few years: enforcement actions and...
Mar 29, 2022 Raging Mad: Subscription Program Provokes Ire of Consumers, and the FTC By Terri Seligman The FTC recently announced a settlement with the operators of RagingBull.com, an online stock trading site. This is a case about a...
Jan 17, 2022 New FTC Settlement Targets B2B Marketing, Including Company’s B2B Subscription Practices By Terri Seligman As the Federal Trade Commission noted in its recent press release announcing its settlement with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), a leading...
Dec 16, 2021 Looking Back, Looking Forward By Terri Seligman I love our blog. My colleagues are so smart and entertaining and really keep abreast of developments in the advertising law arena. And...
Nov 19, 2021 New York Attorney General Warns Consumers About Deceptive Auto-Renew Programs By Terri Seligman The New York Attorney General recently issued a Consumer Alert, warning consumers about deceptive negative option programs and urging...