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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. October 10, 2024

    Amazon Must Give FTC Doc On Prime 'Upsells'

    Amazon will have to turn over to the Federal Trade Commission the details of a presentation it made outlining how it upsells its Prime subscriptions as part of an enforcement lawsuit accusing the e-commerce behemoth of duping customers into signing up for the service.

  8. August 23, 2024

    FTC Notches Win In Amazon Prime Document Battle

    A Washington federal judge said Thursday that Amazon can't force the Federal Trade Commission to hand over internal documents in a case alleging customers were duped into signing up for Prime services, saying the materials were not relevant to the company's defenses.

  9. June 12, 2024

    FTC's Amazon Prime Trial Moved To June 2025 Amid Doc Fight

    A Washington federal judge agreed Wednesday to push back to June 2025 a high-stakes bench trial over the Federal Trade Commission's claims Amazon.com Inc. tricks consumers into enrolling in its Prime service, delaying the trial by months after the FTC accused Amazon of delaying discovery production.

  10. May 28, 2024

    Amazon Can't Duck FTC's Prime Subscription Suit

    Amazon cannot escape the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit alleging the e-commerce giant tricks consumers into enrolling in its Prime service and makes it difficult for members to cancel subscriptions, a Seattle federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the commission has adequately alleged Amazon's Prime terms were not "clearly and conspicuously disclosed."