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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

HelloFresh to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Automatic Renewal Suit

Last month, HelloFresh agreed to settle an investigation by the California Automatic Renewal Task Force (“CART”) made up of several California counties and cities. CART’s lawsuit, filed contemporaneously with its agreed...more

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FTC Enforcement of Cancellation Practices Continues After Click-to-Cancel Rule Defeated

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Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team examines how the FTC continues to actively pursue companies with allegedly complicated cancellation practices by relying on existing legal authority despite setbacks to the Click-to-Cancel...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Match Group’s $14 Million Lesson: Even Without “Click-to-Cancel,” Subscription Companies Can’t Play Hard to Get

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Last week, Match Group Inc., the powerhouse behind Match.com, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish and The League, agreed to shell out $14 million and revamp its cancellation policies, ending a nearly six-year showdown with the Federal...more

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

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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

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FTC “Click-To-Cancel” Rule Goes Into Effect May 14

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Key Takeaways - - Beginning May 14, businesses offering "negative option features" can incur significant financial penalties for each violation of the FTC’s “click-to-cancel” rule. - The rule imposes obligations related to...more

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FTC and Illinois AG Settle Matter Against Grubhub for $140M

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On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul settled their lawsuit against Grubhub for $140 million (Grubhub will only have to pay $25 million, with the balance...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

FTC Finalizes “Click-to-Cancel” Rule 18 October 2024

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to the Negative Option Rule, now retitled the “Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs“ (“Rule”), which represents a significant...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: Brand Protection & Advertising Law News - August 2023 - 2

Kardashian Kopycat? Energy Drink Company Claims Competitor Stole Kim's Copyrighted Look - The Instagram posts look nearly identical, in a blink-and-you'll-miss-the-difference kind of way—or so says the complaint filed by...more

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