Jack Ferry

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Daniel Kaufman |Jack Ferry

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)released a statementon May 9 deferring by 60days its enforcement of certain provisions of the Negative OptionRule (the Rule). The bulk of the Rule's requirements are nowscheduled to go into effect on July 14. This 60-day deferral gives sellers of services with a negativeoption feature (e.g., subscriptions) more time to navigatecompliance with two key changes.

1 month ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Daniel Kaufman |Jack Ferry

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a statement on May 9 deferring by 60 days its enforcement of certain provisions of the Negative Option Rule (the Rule). The bulk of the Rule’s requirements are now scheduled to go into effect on July 14. This 60-day deferral gives sellers of services with a negative option feature (e.g., subscriptions) more time to navigate compliance with two key changes.

2 months ago | mondaq.com | Lauren Bass |Jack Ferry

Earlier this month, members of the New York State Senate Racing,Gaming and Wagering Committee unanimously voted to advance bill S5935, which, if signed into law, would (a)forbid the operation and promotion of certain online sweepstakesgames in New York and (b) impose penalties of up to $100,000 perviolation. A companion bill, A6745, is pending in the New York StateAssembly. In 2022, New York, along with many other states, legalizedonline and mobile sports betting.

Mar 17, 2025 | openlegalblogarchive.org | Jack Ferry |Jack Ferry

Earlier this month, Massachusetts issued regulations on two of the hottest areas for consumer protection: junk fees and subscriptions. In this blog post, we address the junk fee requirements. For more information on the subscription rules, look out for another blog post coming soon. If you want to read the full regulation, you can find it here, and guidance via FAQs is here.

Nov 25, 2024 | mondaq.com | Jack Ferry

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