Updated California automatic renewal law: what businesses need to know
December 28, 2021
Originally published in Reuters Westlaw on December 28, 2021. Reprinted with permission.
Foley attorneys Saige Gallop, Catherine Zhu, Natasha Allen and Louis Lehot discuss steps businesses should take to ensure compliance with a newly amended California law that requires specific types of notification for consumer subscriptions that automatically renew. Click below for the full article.
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