News & Analysis as of

Final Rules Consumer Protection Laws

Foley & Lardner LLP

CMS Finalizes Rule Change Applying Preponderance of the Evidence Standard to Agent, Broker, and Web-Broker Exchange Agreement...

Foley & Lardner LLP on

In its recently issued Final Rule (CMS-9884-F; 90 FR 27074-01; the Final Rule), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized revisions to 45 C.F.R. § 155.220(g)(2) to specify a standard of proof for...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Out with the Old: FDA to Revoke 52 Standards of Identity – What Food Companies Need to Know

Holland & Knight LLP on

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a final rule on July 16, 2025, revoking 52 standards of identity (SOIs) for food products that it deems obsolete. The FDA currently maintains more than 250 SOIs, and this...more

Venable LLP

FDA Regulatory Updates for Summer 2025: Food, Supplements, and Cosmetics

Venable LLP on

Recent actions by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) reflect a sharpened scrutiny in areas where public health and safety may be critical, but a more relaxed approach in areas where it views innovation may be...more

DLA Piper

FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Voided

DLA Piper on

A unanimous three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit has vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule of amendments to the Negative Option Rule days before the rule’s scheduled July 14, 2025 effective date. The...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Eighth Circuit Strikes Down FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule

On July 8, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Click-to-Cancel Rule, resolving the challenges to the rule filed on the heels of its adoption in...more

BakerHostetler

Eighth Circuit Clicked to Cancel the FTC’s Negative Option Rule

BakerHostetler on

Yesterday, the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Negative Option Rule (Click-to-Cancel Rule or Rule) that was set to go into effect on July 14....more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

The FTC's "Click to Cancel" Rule Has Been...Canceled

Loeb & Loeb LLP on

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC's “click to cancel” rule which was set to take effect on July 14. According to the court, the FTC erred in its rulemaking process by failing to produce a...more

Miller Canfield

FTC's 'Click-to-Cancel' Rule Battles Through Political Shifts and Legal Challenges

Miller Canfield on

The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Negative Option Rule, dubbed the “Click-to-Cancel” Rule (the “Rule”), stands to substantially change the way online businesses must interact with customers. Its fate is now in the hands...more

A&O Shearman

FCA statement on key considerations for any motor finance redress scheme

A&O Shearman on

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a statement outlining key considerations for a potential consumer redress scheme, as part of its review into motor finance commission arrangements, following the pending...more

Perkins Coie

The FTC “Junk Fee” Rule Is Here… Along With a Wave of State Laws

Perkins Coie on

Key Takeaways - - The Federal Trade Commission’s Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees is now in effect. - The rule applies to businesses that offer or advertise live-event tickets or short-term lodging. - If including the...more

Robinson Bradshaw

Cancel Culture, FTC Style: What Subscription-Based Businesses Need to Know about the FTC’s New “Click-to-Cancel” Rule

Robinson Bradshaw on

Last fall, the FTC published the Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs, or the “Click-to-Cancel Rule.” The Rule targets practices where cancellation is intentionally more difficult than...more

BakerHostetler

FTC’s Junk Fee Rule FAQs Give Road Map for Displaying Price

BakerHostetler on

In May the FTC’s Rule on Deceptive or Unfair Fees (the Rule) went into effect, and the FTC staff published accompanying FAQs for business. We have blogged a lot about the proposed Rule, enforcement in this space and its windy...more

Cooley LLP

CFPB Moves to Vacate Its Own Open Banking Rule Citing Legal Deficiencies and Overreach

Cooley LLP on

On May 30, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took the rare step of asking the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to vacate the CFPB’s own final rule implementing Section 1033 of the...more

ArentFox Schiff

Beware of Hidden Fees: The FTC Already Enforcing New ‘Junk Fees’ Rule

ArentFox Schiff on

On May 12, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees took effect. Often referred to as the “Junk Fees Rule,” the Rule targets hidden, misleading, and deceptive charges and fees imposed by...more

Perkins Coie

The FTC “Junk Fee” Rule Is Here…Along with a Wave of State Laws

Perkins Coie on

Also referred to as the “junk fee” rule against “bait-and-switch” or “drip” pricing, the rule was adopted with bipartisan support in the waning days of the Biden presidency. Further, the Republican-led FTC under the Trump...more

IR Global

FTC Implements Rule to Eliminate Hidden Fees in Pricing

IR Global on

On May 12, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enacted the Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (the “Rule”), mandating that businesses disclose all mandatory fees upfront in advertised prices. This initiative aims to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CFPB Publishes Additional Proposals to Rescind "Unnecessary" Rules and Regulations

Holland & Knight LLP on

The CFPB continues on its path to rescind what it considers to be unnecessary regulatory guidance, with two additional proposals recently published. First, the agency published an interim final rule on May 16, 2025, to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast - New Guidance on Complying with FTC Rule on Deceptive and Unfair Fees

Holland & Knight LLP on

In this episode of "Clearly Conspicuous," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta breaks down the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, focusing on recent FAQs that clarify its application...more

Hogan Lovells

IVASS final rules for the implementation of the Italian Insurance Arbitrator’s proceedings

Hogan Lovells on

Following a public consultation, IVASS has finalized the technical rules implementing Italy's new Insurance Arbitrator, an out-of-court dispute resolution system aimed at enhancing consumer protection in the insurance sector....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

Tenth Circuit Denies Challenge to CPSC Rule Regulating High-Powered Magnets

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition challenging a rule promulgated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) banning small, high-powered, separable magnets. Upholding CPSC’s rule, the Tenth...more

Winstead PC

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Click-to-Cancel

Winstead PC on

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has recently announced that the FTC’s Click to Cancel Rule (the “Rule”) has been postponed to July 14, 2025. Originally planned to become effective May 14, 2025, the Commission released...more

Snell & Wilmer

FTC Click-to-Cancel Rule Enforcement Delayed 60 Days to Enable Business Compliance

Snell & Wilmer on

Enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Click-to-Cancel Rule (Rule) has now been deferred to July 14, 2025. The FTC noted that enforcement of the Rule did not adequately consider the compliance burdens...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FTC Defers Negative Option Rule Compliance Deadline by 60 Days

Holland & Knight LLP on

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) on May 9, 2025, voted to defer the compliance deadline for the amended Negative Option Rule (Rule) by 60 days "given the complexities" of conforming to the amended Rule....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Two-Month Click-to-Cancel Rule Extension

Fenwick & West LLP on

If you've been following the latest updates on the click-to-cancel rule, you might have heard about the recent extension granted by the Federal Trade Commission....more

Venable LLP

The FTC Defers Compliance Deadline for Updated Negative Option Rule to July 14 - A Fast VAST Update​​

Venable LLP on

On Friday, ​the Federal Trade Commission voted to defer the compliance deadline for the amended Negative Option Rule by 60 days. The Commission issued a statement on the new deadline....more

104 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 5

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide