Automatically renewing contracts — which have become increasingly popular for the convenient, uninterrupted delivery of goods and services they provide — continue to be targeted by state legislatures concerned about...more
Automatically renewing contracts have become increasingly popular with both businesses and consumers due to their convenient, consistent delivery of a wide range of goods and services. But concerns about allegedly unexpected...more
The California Office of the Attorney General (OAG), under the leadership of new Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta, has taken significant actions in recent weeks indicating that it is ramping up and potentially adding a new...more
In a significant decision interpreting California’s automatic renewal law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17600 et seq. (“ARL”), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a class action complaint...more
Despite the belief of many that implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was largely complete — including the author, who recently published a CCPA alert titled “It’s Finally Final” — the California...more
10/23/2020
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As we move into the fall, businesses across the country finally have clarity on their compliance obligations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). On August 14, 2020, the California Attorney General’s implementing...more
In a decision likely to bring comfort to the manufacturers of vehicle automation technology, the court in Flynn v. FCA US LLC, No. 15-cv-855-SMY, 2020 WL 1492687 (S.D. Ill. Mar. 27, 2020) granted the defendants’ motion to...more
California Attorney General (AG) Xavier Becerra released revised draft regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) late last week. The AG will accept comments on the revisions until February 25, 2020. The...more
2/20/2020
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The end of the year is quickly approaching, and with it so too is the effective date for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) – January 1, 2020. Over the summer the California Legislature debated various proposed...more
10/7/2019
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