The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has once again announced that it is seeking public comment on ways to improve existing regulations for negative option programs, including the existing Negative Option Rule. The FTC issued an...

Amazon’s $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)—which comes on the heels of the district court’s recent summary judgment ruling in favor of the FTC on critical claims in the same case—underscores just...

Update – 7/8/2025: On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC’s Negative Option Rule in its entirety, meaning that the Rule will not go into effect as scheduled...

The Massachusetts Attorney General has released final regulations (“the Final Regulations”) imposing obligations on businesses that offer auto-renewing subscriptions, as well as businesses that impose purportedly hidden or misleading fees (referred to as “junk fees”). The Final...

Update – 7/8/2025: On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC’s Negative Option Rule in its entirety, meaning that the Rule will not go into effect as scheduled...

Automatically renewing subscriptions continue to be a prime target for state legislatures. The first six months of 2024 have seen a steady flow of new auto-renewal laws, as well as class action complaints and regulatory...