Pennsylvania and many other states have passed laws requiring consumer contracts to be written in “plain language” to make contracts easier for consumers to understand. Many companies, however, may ...

Read the full Law360 article (subscription may be required) or view the article below. During the last several years, many states have adopted automatic renewal contract, or ARC, laws for the ...

Businesses can face penalties even for well-intentioned contract terms. As consumer review protections expand nationwide, even well-intentioned and passive contractual language can unknowingly land ...

The justices said the mandatory arbitration clause was confusing because of the way it used the terms arbitration and mediation interchangeably. The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a provision ...

Consumer contracts disadvantage consumers, a University of Missouri law professor writes in an upcoming article. "The Shape of Consumer Contracts" will be published in the Denver Law Review. You know ...

Twenty-three state attorneys general sent a letter Tuesday to members of the American Law Institute, criticizing a draft restatement of the law of consumer contracts that is set for a final vote next ...

Starting Aug. 17, American home shoppers will have to sign a contract with their real estate agent spelling out how much compensation the agent will get. This week, the Consumer Federation of America ...

Appellate Division emphasizes the importance of providing online consumers with reasonable notice of all terms and conditions of a transaction. A prevalent issue is whether the online consumer has ...

Fairness and transparency requirements for contracts with consumers. After-sale responsibilities for consumer contracts. Legal guarantees and warranties in EU countries; liability requirements and ...