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Federal Trade Commission v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al.

  1. May 28, 2025

    Amazon Seeks To End FTC's Prime Subscription Case

    Amazon and the Federal Trade Commission have both asked a Washington state federal court to hand them wins ahead of trial in the agency's case accusing the e-commerce giant of trapping consumers into Prime subscriptions.

  2. May 22, 2025

    FTC Can't Get Amazon Execs' Financials Yet In Prime Case

    A Washington federal court has refused the Federal Trade Commission's request to immediately force several Amazon executives to turn over sensitive financial information, ruling the agency must instead wait until after trial in its case accusing the company of trapping consumers into renewing Prime subscriptions.

  3. May 12, 2025

    Amazon Cites FTC Take On Online Shopping Law In Prime Suit

    Amazon has asked a federal court to either allow it to present evidence of the Federal Trade Commission's statements about the clarity of the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act or permit it to bring the matter to the Ninth Circuit, arguing the issue must be resolved sooner rather than later.

  4. May 09, 2025

    FTC Says Amazon Hid Doc Calling Bezos 'Dark Arts Officer'

    The Federal Trade Commission has urged a Seattle federal court to impose punitive sanctions on Amazon in the commission's lawsuit accusing the e-commerce giant of trapping consumers into Prime subscriptions, saying Amazon withheld tens of thousands of documents in bad faith by baselessly claiming the documents were privileged.

  5. March 27, 2025

    FTC Seeks Amazon Execs' Financials For Prime Renewal Suit

    The Federal Trade Commission urged a Washington federal court to make several Amazon executives hand over an accounting of their assets and liabilities, saying the financial information was essential for determining civil penalties in its lawsuit accusing the e-commerce giant of trapping consumers into renewing Prime subscriptions.

  6. March 12, 2025

    'I Was Wrong': FTC Atty Flips On Cuts Delaying Amazon Trial

    The Federal Trade Commission abruptly backtracked on an in-house attorney's comments about "severe" resource constraints amid the government spending crackdown while urging a Washington federal judge to delay a consumer protection trial against Amazon, with the same attorney telling the court he was wrong in a letter filed hours after a Wednesday status conference.

  7. February 25, 2025

    FTC Wins Discovery Spat In Amazon Prime Subscription Suit

    A Washington federal judge won't force the Federal Trade Commission to share with Amazon discussions during past rulemaking about the scope of a federal law protecting online shoppers from deceptive billing, concluding for a second time that such information is irrelevant to whether the company's Prime subscription practices are illegal.

  8. January 29, 2025

    Amazon Says Docs FTC Wants For Prime Case Are Privileged

    Amazon fired back in a discovery dispute in the Federal Trade Commission's case accusing the e-commerce giant of Prime subscription deception, saying the regulator is not entitled to documents tied to a company meeting because the records reflect legal advice and work product.

  9. January 02, 2025

    Amazon Says FTC Stalling Discovery In Prime Sign-Up Suit

    Amazon said the Federal Trade Commission is stonewalling discovery efforts vital to showing that the agency knew a federal law protecting online shoppers from deceptive billing practices was vague, in an enforcement action accusing the e-commerce giant of duping customers onto signing up for Prime subscriptions.

  10. November 22, 2024

    FTC Can't Block Amazon's Misconduct Defense In Prime Suit

    The Federal Trade Commission can't bar some of Amazon's defenses in an enforcement suit alleging consumers were duped into signing up for Prime delivery service, a Washington federal judge has ruled, allowing the e-commerce giant to argue the regulatory agency engaged in misconduct related to the litigation.

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