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Clicking Has Consequences: Fourth Circuit Rules Streaming Service’s Arbitration Clause in Website Registration Is Enforceable

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Proponents of arbitration received a victory in federal court this past Tuesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its published decision in Dhruva v. CuriosityStream, Inc. ...more

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Battle of the Forms: A Recent Example

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In this Insight, first published in the March 2025 edition of the NEC Newsletter, Shy Jackson considers the topic of the “battle of the forms” in the context of a recent Scottish case, Caledonia Water Alliance v Electrosteel...more

Holland & Hart LLP

FWS Updates Right-of-Way Regulations for National Wildlife Refuge Lands

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On December 11, 2024, the Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service revised its regulations covering rights-of-way across National Wildlife Refuges and other Service-administered lands.  The revised regulations...more

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Will the CFPB’s proposed rule on contract terms and conditions affect arbitration clauses?

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Earlier this week, the CFPB issued a proposed rule. Among other things, the proposed rule would “forbid covered persons from including in their consumer contracts any terms or conditions that purport to waive substantive...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

California Civil Procedure Code Section 998 – A Means to an End

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On April 4, 2019, Vadim Gorobets sued Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC based on allegations the defendant had violated the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (California’s “lemon law”). On October 15, 2020, defendant...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Fast Facts, Big Impacts: The Manufacturing Lightning Round - January 16th, 9:00 am - 11:45 am ET

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Join Bricker Graydon attorneys and distinguished experts as we cover a myriad of topics in a 2-hour, rapid-fire format webinar designed to provide you with valuable information that you can put to immediate use. See the...more

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Agile licensing amendments registered

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Following consultation starting in 2022, on November 29, 2024, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Food and Drugs Act (Agile Licensing) were registered. These Regulations amend the Food and Drug...more

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Agile licensing amendments registered

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Following consultation starting in 2022, on November 29, 2024, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Food and Drugs Act (Agile Licensing) were registered. These Regulations amend the Food and Drug...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CFPB Urges Other Regulators to Take Action on So-Called Bait-and-Switch Credit Card Rewards Tactics

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On December 18, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a circular to “other law enforcement agencies,” urging them to take action against certain credit card practices. The CFPB highlights alleged...more

BakerHostetler

Terms of Use: 10 Things You Agree to When Visiting a Website

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Every time you click on a website, you are entering into a contract – often without even realizing it. While we casually browse, download content or make online purchases, we are simultaneously agreeing to a set of terms and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Renewal Revolution: Compliance With FTC’s “Click to Cancel” Rule

On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new rule, referred to as the “Click to Cancel” rule, which is intended to make it easier for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptions and memberships....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

New Click-to-Cancel Requirements… Welcome/Not Welcome?

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its long-awaited final Negative Option Rule (the “Rule”) on October 16, 2024. “Negative Options” according to the FTC are arrangements “under which the consumer’s silence or...more

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Musk Escapes One Sweepstakes Lawsuit, But Ends Up in Another

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Last month, Philadelphia’s District Attorney sued Elon Musk over his political action committee’s sweepstakes to award a $1 million daily prize to swing-state voters who pledged to support the Constitution, alleging that the...more

DLA Piper

Preparing for (More) Updates to California’s Automatic Renewal Law

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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

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

FTC Releases “Click to Cancel” Rule

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On October 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the final version of its Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs (Rule), which requires sellers of products and services to receive...more

Perkins Coie

FTC Finalizes “Click To Cancel” Rule With Substantial Requirements for Recurring Subscription Programs

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final Negative Option Rule (the Rule)—which the FTC often refers to as the “Click to Cancel” rule—for automatically renewing subscriptions, free trials that convert to paid...more

Holland & Knight LLP

The New Cancel Culture: The FTC's "Click to Cancel" Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made several amendments to the prior Negative Option Rule (Rule) that alter how subscription- and membership-based businesses will need to operate. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Cancel Culture - Kattison Avenue | Issue 13

The FTC's new rule makes it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions and memberships they no longer want. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) introduced a "click-to-cancel" rule on October 16, amending the 1973...more

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Lawrence W. Gallick On Toth V. Everly Well, Inc.

On September 25, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued its decision in Toth v. Everly Well, Inc. Socially Aware spoke to Lawrence Gallick (of counsel in Morrison Foerster’s Austin office) about the case...more

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FTC Finalizes “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Making It Easier for Consumers to Cancel Subscriptions

On Oct. 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to finalize its “click-to-cancel” rule that will introduce new requirements to simplify the cancellation process for consumers wishing to terminate their subscriptions...more

Verrill

Who Needs Rules? Elon's Election $1MM A Day Giveaway

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Recently, Elon Musk launched a promotion on X (formerly Twitter). The promotion, however, doesn’t follow the rules that are typically required with promotions. Here’s the ad:...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FTC Adopts “Click-to-Cancel” Amendments to Its Negative Option Rule

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On October 16, the Federal Trade Commission announced final “click-to-cancel” amendments to its Negative Option Rule. Under the FTC’s amended Negative Option Rule...more

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FTC ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Requires Canceling Recurring Charges to Be as Easy as Signing Up

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued its Final Rule requiring businesses subject to its authority to establish equivalency between the ease of signing up and canceling subscriptions, memberships, and other...more

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FTC Finalizes Subscription Renewal Rulemaking

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On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its final rules applicable to recurring subscription plans. According to the FTC, these rules were implemented to make it easier for consumers to stop paying...more

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FTC Adopts Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule with Requirements for Recurring Subscriptions

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On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced its adoption of a final “click-to-cancel” Rule that regulates both sign-up and cancellation processes for subscriptions or other recurring...more

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