News/Legal/Mar 13, 2026

Adobe agrees to $150M settlement with DOJ over subscription and cancellation practices

The Justice Department said Adobe agreed to a $150 million package to resolve claims under the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act. The package is a $75 million civil penalty plus $75 million in free services for customers, under a proposed stipulated order that the court has not yet entered. The case concerns early termination fees and how hard Adobe made it for customers to cancel.

  • $75M civil penalty
  • $75M in free services for customers
  • Proposed order; the court has not yet entered it
  • Requires clear disclosure of the early termination fee and easy ways to cancel
Source
U.S. Department of Justice
Mar 13, 2026
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