News & Analysis as of

New Legislation Subscription Services

BakerHostetler

Negative Option Rule No More: How To Comply in the Wake of the Eighth Circuit’s Decision

BakerHostetler on

As promised in last week’s blog that covered the Eighth Circuit’s decision to vacate the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Negative Option Rule (Click-to-Cancel Rule or Rule), we are back with some practical insights on and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Ad Law News and Views - June 2025

In our most recent ​“Junk Fee” Legislative Roundup, we noted that the Connecticut legislature had introduced a bill that could require companies to include mandatory fees in their prices. On June 10, 2025, Connecticut’s...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Consumer Protection in the UK: Update on Reforms Taking Effect in 2025 and 2026

Consumer protection in digital markets has become a major public concern in recent years, and the UK is the latest jurisdiction to introduce legislation aimed at enhancing protections online. The Digital Markets, Competition,...more

Perkins Coie

New York and Colorado Update Auto-Renewing Subscription Requirements

Perkins Coie on

Recent enforcement actions underscore the growing risks for businesses with automatically renewing subscriptions. In June 2025, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $600,000 settlement with fitness company...more

BakerHostetler

Automatic Renewal Law Updates - Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut

BakerHostetler on

Companies selling subscriptions have been busy navigating compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s Negative Option Rule, which is scheduled to go into effect July 14. But when it rains, it pours....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NY Quietly Amends Automatic Renewal Law

On May 9, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a large budget bill with ​“major components of legislation necessary to implement the state transportation, economic development, and environmental conservation budget for...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 06.05.2025

Cozen O'Connor on

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Secure Contempt Ruling Against Robocaller for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California’s “Auto Renewal Law” Takes Effect on July 1

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

Cozen O'Connor

Connecticut Enacts New Law Strengthening Consumer Protections

Cozen O'Connor on

The Connecticut legislature has passed a sweeping new consumer protection law addressing hidden fees, subscription practices, electronic privacy, price gouging, and right-to-repair requirements, among other things....more

Cooley LLP

California Automatic Renewal Law Amendments Take Effect on July 1, 2025

Cooley LLP on

California’s recent amendments to its Automatic Renewal Law (ARL), imposing new compliance obligations on businesses offering subscription-based services to California consumers, become effective on July 1, 2025. These...more

Lewitt Hackman

Service Franchisors: New Rules in California for Automatic Renewals July 1st

Lewitt Hackman on

From streaming services and gym memberships to software vendor agreements and e-commerce franchises, automatic contract renewals are common occurrences. Currently, California law protects consumers regarding automatic renewal...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New York Gov. Hochul signs legislation that includes BNPL Licensing Requirements and other Consumer Protection Provisions

Ballard Spahr LLP on

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that, among other things, imposes new licensing requirements on Buy Now, Pay Later services....more

Cooley LLP

New UK Consumer Law Regime Comes Into Force

Cooley LLP on

On 6 April 2025, the unfair commercial practices provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) entered into force, ushering in a new enhanced consumer enforcement regime administered by the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

A New Era for Consumer Protection: The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act

Latham & Watkins LLP on

An overhaul of the UK consumer law landscape is on the horizon, with the consumer law provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 set to take effect on 6 April 2025....more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

New CMA consumer protection regime in force next week

Baker Botts L.L.P. on

A new UK consumer protection regime comes into force on 6 April 2025 through the implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/272) (“the...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Auto-Renewal Laws: 2025 Round Up

Businesses offering subscriptions or other ongoing services continue to face a growing, and increasingly complex, patchwork of state auto-renewal laws (ARLs). 2025 brings a fresh wave of developments across the states. In...more

BakerHostetler

Massachusetts Finalizes Junk Fee Regulation

BakerHostetler on

Earlier this month, Massachusetts issued regulations on two of the hottest areas for consumer protection: junk fees and subscriptions. In this blog post, we address the junk fee requirements....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

B.C. Proposes Consumer Protection Reforms, Aims to Restrict Certain Contract Terms

On February 25, 2025, the British Columbia government introduced Bill 4, the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill) for the stated purpose of protecting people from “unfair contract terms” and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

US & UK: Evolving regulations on consumer subscription contracts

Stronger consumer protections demand compliance or face penalties - Why should I read this? Subscription contracts, common in digital markets, have faced criticism as many consumers forget to cancel their free trials and...more

Lerman Senter PLLC

What the FTC's Click to Cancel Rule Means for Subscription Services

Lerman Senter PLLC on

Subscription-based services are a lynchpin of the services industry and the current focus of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new “click to cancel” rule. Responding to customer complaints focusing on the difficulty of...more

Hinch Newman LLP

California Expands “Dark Pattern” Automatic Renewal Legislation

Hinch Newman LLP on

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Amends Automatic Renewal Law (Again)

California Continues to Tighten and Expand Automatic Renewal Law with New Restrictions Taking Effect July 1, 2025 On September 24, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill No. 2863, which amends California’s...more

Fenwick & West LLP

California Tightens Requirements for Automatically Renewing Subscriptions

Fenwick & West LLP on

On September 24, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill No. 2863, which will further amend California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL)....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

California Governor Signs New Automatic Renewal Requirements Into Law

Troutman Pepper Locke on

On September 24, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2863 into law. The bill amends California’s existing regulations on automatic renewal offers and continuous service offers made to California consumers....more

Venable LLP

Your 2024 Outlook: California’s Enforcement Trends and New State Laws Governing Automatic Renewal Programs

Venable LLP on

It’s that time of year again. Regardless of what you call them—subscriptions, negative option programs, automatic renewals, or continuous service offers—states are continuing to enact and enforce new laws with increasingly...more

34 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"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