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FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Voided

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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

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Eighth Circuit Cancels FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule

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On July 8, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s Negative Option Rule, also referred to as the “Click-to-Cancel” rule (the “Rule”), determining that the FTC...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Eighth Circuit vacates FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule in Custom Communications v. FTC

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Just days before it was scheduled to take effect, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) amended Negative Option Rule, commonly known as the “Click-to-Cancel” Rule (Rule), was vacated by the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more

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8th Circuit Vacates FTC’s “Click to Cancel Rule”

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On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Click to Cancel Rule (the “Rule”), which was previously scheduled to take effect on May 14, 2025, and later...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

FTC’s Click to Cancel Rule is Vacated, But Remember It Was Not Alone

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What happened and why?  On July 8, 2025, a unanimous three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the updated version of the FTC’s Negative Option Rule (also known as the “click to cancel” rule) to have...more

Fisher Phillips

FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule Delayed Amid Legal Challenges: What Businesses Need to Know

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Federal officials just postponed enforcement of the Click-to-Cancel rule, which requires businesses offering subscriptions or memberships to provide a cancellation process as straightforward as the sign-up procedure. The...more

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FTC's "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Challenged by Industry in the Eighth Circuit

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Last week, a security services company and several trade groups filed their merits brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) newly adopted Negative Option Rule,...more

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CFPB: Negative Option Marketing Practices May Violate CFPA

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On January 19, the CFPB issued Circular 2023-01 to affirm that companies offering “negative option” subscription services are required to comply with federal consumer financial protection laws. According to the Circular,...more

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