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Podcast - The FTC's Click to Cancel Proposal
Anyone who’s tried to cancel a gym membership, a digital subscription, or an auto-renewing trial knows the feeling: buried links, print-and-mail forms, long hold times. Some apps simply won’t let go....more
When the FTC’s “Click to Cancel” Rule (otherwise known as the revised Negative Option Rule), was in litigation in July 2025, we predicted the FTC was likely to instead focus on enforcing the Restore Online Shoppers Confidence...more
In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso discuss California SB 766, known as the California CARS Rule. They explore the bill's amendments, including changes to...more
Last week, we reported that HelloFresh had agreed to settle an investigation by the California Automatic Renewal Task Force. As part of the settlement, the company is required to pay $7.5 million and make various changes to...more
On July 8, the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) "click-to-cancel" rule (FTC Rule), which would have required companies to provide customers with an easy, one-click method to...more
As has been widely reported, the Eighth Circuit issued a decision this week vacating the Federal Trade Commission’s Click-to-Cancel Rule, which had been scheduled to spring into effect on July 14. In the grand scheme of...more
Amendments to California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) will take effect on July 1, 2025. Enacted in September 2024 through Assembly Bill No. 2863, the amendments expand disclosure, consent, and cancellation obligations for...more
The end of President Biden’s administration saw the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopt the sweeping “Click-to-Cancel” rule, which stands to impose a spate of requirements for disclosure, consent, and cancellation on any...more
In 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought public comments on how to combat perceived unfair and deceptive trade practices, recurring subscription charges, and cancelation of such plans. Born out of these...more
California has passed additional amendments to its Automatic Renewal Law (ARL), which will further strengthen that law’s already stringent requirements and likely present increased class action risk....more
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced the final FTC “Click-to-Cancel” Rule pertaining to recurring subscriptions and memberships. The Federal Trade Commission is not the only regulatory agency that...more
Citing the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and recognizing the role of the district court in reviewing a final agency determination under the act, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted...more
Businesses offering subscription services or other automatically renewing agreements to California consumers must adhere to new notice and cancellation requirements or face the risk of significant liability. Businesses...more
Subscription service providers should be aware of the various changes coming to California's automatic renewal law. California’s already stringent laws governing recurring subscription programs are about to become even more...more