Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Noom to Pay Over $60M to Cancel Automatic Renewal Suit

In several recent posts and a webinar, we’ve talked about how the FTC and state AGs are focusing on automatic renewals. A series of new laws and investigations show that this continues to be a hot topic for both…

Colorado and Delaware Automatic Renewal Laws Take Effect in 2022

Subscription services and other automatic renewals continue to be a hot topic, at both the federal and state levels. The FTC recently announced that it was going to increase its enforcement against companies that don’t…

FTC to Increase Enforcement on Subscription Services

Earlier today, the FTC issued a policy statement warning marketers against using “dark patterns” to trick or trap consumers into subscription services. The statement is primarily intended to assist marketers by…

California Updates its Automatic Renewal Law

In 2017, California updated its automatic renewal law to create some of the strictest requirements in the country. Now, just four years later, the Governor Newsom signed a new law that will impose even stricter…

NY Passes Law Governing Automatic Renewals

In recent years, a number of states have passed laws governing automatic renewals. New York is the latest state to jump on this trend. Its current law only applies to certain contracts “for service, maintenance, or…