8th Circuit Will Hear Lawsuits Against FTC Subscription Rule

Four lawsuits against the FTC’s click-to-cancel rule will be consolidated into a case before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) said Thursday in its consolidation order (see 2411210035 and 2411070025). NCTA, the Interactive Advertising Bureau and the Electronic Security Association filed one of the lawsuits with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce filed a suit with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The National Federation of Independent Business and the Michigan Press Association filed a lawsuit with the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Custom Alarm filed a lawsuit with the 8th Circuit. The 8th Circuit was “randomly selected” for the consolidation, the JPML said.