Businesses offering subscriptions or other ongoing services continue to face a growing, and increasingly complex, patchwork of state auto-renewal laws (ARLs). 2025 brings a fresh wave of developments across the states. In...more
2024 was an action-packed year for followers of federal and state laws and regulations governing the disclosure of fees, or so-called “junk fee” laws....more
On January 17, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced that his office had reached a resolution in its nearly two-year lawsuit against Puppyland, a local pet store that sells and provides financing for (you guessed...more
Fourteen months after proposing a far-reaching rule that would have overhauled the way fees are disclosed across sectors, the FTC today announced a significantly curtailed final rule limited to the sale of live-event tickets...more
Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell recently announced that Grubhub, one of the nation’s most prominent food delivery platforms, will pay more than $3.5 million to settle claims that it overcharged restaurants in violation...more
If you follow our blog, you already know that there have been a number of significant developments in the world of advertising law over the past 12 months. In this post, we highlight ten of those developments and consider...more
In late November, the Pennsylvania AG’s office announced a settlement with Grubhub. In its action, the AG alleged among other claims that Grubhub’s platform did not clearly disclose to consumers that they were sometimes...more
In addition to announcing a new COPPA policy statement and related “crackdown” on children’s privacy issues (discussed here) in its most recent open meeting, the FTC also proposed changes to the FTC’s Endorsement Guides. The...more