Amazon's $2.5 Billion Payout and a Little-Known Law Called ROSCA

Consumer protection attorney Brian Goodrich was featured in a Reuters article on Amazon's $2.5 billion mid-trial settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which positions the once overlooked Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA) as a powerful enforcement tool. Mr. Goodrich noted that ROSCA had "kind of got forgotten about to a degree," but after the U.S. Supreme Court's AMG decision limited the FTC's Section 13(b) remedies, the agency pivoted to ROSCA, fueling an uptick in subscription and cancellation-related cases against major companies. His commentary underscores rising compliance risk for businesses using auto-renewing models as the FTC pursues significant civil penalties and consumer redress under ROSCA.

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