New Automatic Renewal Laws (ARLs) and amendments to existing ARLs—statutes governing continuity programs and automatically renewing contracts—have proliferated throughout the United States in recent years. In 2024, California amended...
Host Po Yi discusses the key provisions of the FTC's Negative Option Rule and the implications for state automatic renewal laws with JJ Rodriguez and Bez Stern.
The battle over the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on noncompete agreements may not be over, as the agency has appealed a federal court decision which struck down the rule nationwide.
In April 2024, the FTC issued a final rule...
Recent government initiatives at both state and federal levels are intensifying against so-called "junk fees" and hidden charges.
The biggest news out of the FTC in October (so far) is the issuance of the long-awaited Final Rule governing negative options.
On October 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released its long-anticipated “Negative Option Rule” (the Rule).
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) has issued a final rule prohibiting fake consumer reviews and testimonials.
In October 2023, California passed SB 478, an amendment to the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), known as the “Honest Pricing Law” or “Hidden Fees” statute.
Manatt Partner Jeffrey Edelstein wrote a Law360 article about the informal hearing for FTC’s proposed trade regulation prohibiting fake customer reviews.
The big regulatory news out of the FTC in April was the issuance of a new Final Rule governing noncompete agreements.