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FTC Issues Refund Checks to Trial Marketing Offer Customers

Blog, Internet Law, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced that it would issue 41,934 checks, totaling more than $1.1 million, to consumers in connection with a free trial marketing campaign investigation. In August 2017, defendants were sued following an investigation by the FTC. The suit alleged that defendants “used deceptive claims, hidden disclosures, and confusing terms to […]

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Compliance with California’s Continuity Laws

Blog, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

Over the past several years, consumer spending on subscription services has reached an all-time high. To further regulate the industry, California made significant changes to its Automatic Renewal Law (“ARL”). The ARL imposes substantial information, notice, and consent requirements on businesses that offer continuous service plans to California consumers. The most recent amendment became law

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Free Trial Law and the FTC

Blog, Internet Law, Journal, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

September 10, 2019 On July 12, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint against AH Media Group, LLC, and its owners, Henry Block and Alan Schill (collectively, “Defendants”), for allegedly violating certain free trial laws as codified in Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, Section 4 of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act

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FTC Settles Another Free Trial Law Investigation

Journal / David Klein

June 6, 2019 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had settled a free product trial lawsuit brought against Triangle Media Corp., Jasper Rain Marketing LLC, Hardwire Interactive Inc., Global Northern Trading Ltd., Brian Phillips, and Devin Keer (collectively, “Defendants”). The FTC’s free trial law complaint and amended complaint both alleged that

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Mastercard Free Trial Requirements

Blog, Journal, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

March 6, 2019 Last month, Mastercard Incorporated (“Mastercard”) announced an important change to its policies that will require merchants to provide specific automatic enrollment disclosures to consumers at the conclusion of all free-trial offers. The Mastercard free trial terms are intended to protect consumers from merchants that offer misleading “free to pay” conversions, continuity plans,

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Internet Marketers Involved in Free Trial Law FTC Settlement

Blog, Internet Law, Journal, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

February 7, 2019 Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it will be mailing over $6 million dollars in checks to consumers who purchased certain health-related products and services. This money will be returned to consumers per the terms of a settlement that the FTC reached with three individuals and 19 companies that

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