June 5, 3019
North Dakota has passed House Bill 1195 (the “Law”) to regulate automatic renewal agreements. Agreements entered into after July 31, 2019, containing automatic renewal clauses for the sale of goods or services, must comply with the new restrictions contained in the automatic renewal Law.
How do sellers comply with the Law?
July 6, 2018
On July 1, 2018, California Senate Bill No. 313 (the “Amended Law”) went into effect. The Amended Law revised Section 17602 of California’s Business and Professions code, requiring businesses to adapt to a stricter Automatic Renewal Law (“ARL”). After July 1, 2018, companies offering automatically renewing subscription services to California State customers must clearly and conspicuously notify consumers how to cancel their free trials before they are charged.
How will this affect your business?
July 27, 2017
Spotify USA, Inc.’s (“Spotify”) efforts to have class action claims regarding its automatic renewal practices dismissed were recently denied by a federal court in California. The decision represents another data point in the recent upward trend of class action lawsuits involving claimed violations of California’s Automatic Renewal Law (“ARL”).
How do Spotify’s services allegedly violate the automatic renewal law?