United States v. Adobe, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

5:24-cv-03630

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Noel Wise

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  1. March 13, 2026

    Adobe Inks $150M Deal In DOJ Suit Over App Subscriptions

    Adobe Inc. will pay $75 million in civil penalties and offer customers $75 million in free services under a tentative deal to resolve the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit over the company's software subscription practices, including an early termination fee that prosecutors had described as "a bit like heroin" for the company.

  2. October 08, 2024

    Adobe Slams FTC, DOJ For 'Rewrite' Of Subscription Law

    Adobe Inc. blasted a federal government lawsuit over its annual subscription plan and early termination fees on Monday, saying the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice are improperly attempting to "rewrite existing law" with the case.

  3. July 26, 2024

    Adobe Exec Called Cancel Fee Trap 'Heroin' For Co., Suit Says

    Adobe Inc. is so aware of the power, and financial benefits, of its allegedly hidden early termination fee for its most lucrative subscription plan that one executive described the fee as "a bit like heroin for Adobe," according to a newly unredacted complaint from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission.

  4. June 17, 2024

    FTC Says Adobe Uses Fee To Trap Consumers In Subscription

    Adobe Inc. has for years deceived customers by keeping them in the dark about an early termination fee for its most lucrative subscription plan, making it difficult to cancel and trapping consumers in subscriptions they no longer want, the Federal Trade Commission alleged Monday.