Law360, New York (June 9, 2014, 10:35 AM EDT) -- The automatic renewal of subscription services has become commonplace. Typically, companies renew subscribed services and charge credit card numbers maintained on file until the customer cancels the service or either the card or service expires. Companies, customers and even the environment benefit from the ease and efficiency of the automatic-renewal process and the reduction of paper bills. Nonetheless, there has been a decided uptick in litigation and legislation relating to automatic-renewal services, primarily in response to consumers complaining that they were not properly informed about or did not agree to the automatic-renewal policies. Companies offering automatically renewed goods or services should pay close attention to this developing area of the law....
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