December 10, 2014
A Washington federal judge ruled Tuesday that the lead plaintiffs in a proposed class action against Amazon.com Inc. must arbitrate claims that the company's Amazon Prime free-shipping service contained hidden charges, saying the customers' claims are bound by the Internet retailer's "clickwrap" agreements.
September 29, 2014
Amazon.com Inc. on Friday doubled down on its bid to avoid a proposed class action over alleged hidden costs for Amazon Prime purchases, arguing that all potential class members are bound to arbitrate claims against the retailer per the terms for signing up for the service.
September 17, 2014
An Amazon.com Inc. customer on Tuesday defended his proposed class action against the online retailer over hidden charges he said he incurred for using Amazon Prime, saying even customers who've been given full refunds of their membership fees can seek damages over the alleged deception under Washington law.
July 25, 2014
Amazon.com Inc. moved on Thursday to derail a proposed class action lawsuit claiming the company inflated prices on Amazon Prime products to offset the cost of free shipping, saying regardless of the prices that customers paid for items, they got what they signed up for: free shipping.
February 19, 2014
A member of Amazon.com Inc.'s paid service that guarantees free shipping to its customers filed a putative class action Wednesday in Washington federal court, accusing an affiliate of Amazon of encouraging third-party vendors to hide shipping charges in their prices.