The Class Action Just Got Revived. Who Gets Paid?”
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Can a company charge you half of your remaining payments to cancel a subscription you thought was monthly? That is the question behind the legal fight over Adobe's Creative Cloud plans, which include Photoshop.
In March 2026, Adobe agreed to pay $150 million, half in penalties and half in free services, to settle claims brought by the federal government that it hid an early termination fee and made cancellation hard. This week, a federal judge revived a separate class action over the same kind of subscription terms.
This episode explains the 2010 online shopping law behind the FTC case, what the 50 percent fee was alleged to be, what the settlement means for customers, and what comes next. Nothing in these cases ends Photoshop. The fight is over how it is sold and canceled.
General information only, not legal advice. Based on public records and news reports.
Thanks for listening to Gavel & Gazette. Legal news, explained. General information only, not legal advice.
This episode includes AI-generated content.
In March 2026, Adobe agreed to pay $150 million, half in penalties and half in free services, to settle claims brought by the federal government that it hid an early termination fee and made cancellation hard. This week, a federal judge revived a separate class action over the same kind of subscription terms.
This episode explains the 2010 online shopping law behind the FTC case, what the 50 percent fee was alleged to be, what the settlement means for customers, and what comes next. Nothing in these cases ends Photoshop. The fight is over how it is sold and canceled.
General information only, not legal advice. Based on public records and news reports.
Thanks for listening to Gavel & Gazette. Legal news, explained. General information only, not legal advice.
This episode includes AI-generated content.