In re: Amazon Return Policy Litigation

  1. February 11, 2026

    Amazon Says $309M Returns Deal At Risk If Detail Unsealed

    Amazon urged a Seattle federal judge to keep secret a provision of a recently announced $309 million settlement agreement that would resolve claims the e-commerce giant shorted consumers on refunds for returned goods, arguing that revealing the details could torpedo the deal.

  2. January 26, 2026

    Amazon To Pay $309M, Change Practices Over Return Policy

    Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to pay $309 million on top of $570 million already paid out to customers to resolve a proposed class action accusing the e-commerce giant of shortchanging customers on refunds for returned items, according to the customers asking a Washington federal judge to approve the settlement.

  3. October 21, 2025

    Amazon Return Policy Suit On Hold Amid Tentative Class Deal

    A Washington federal judge Tuesday paused a proposed class action accusing Amazon of shortchanging customers on refunds for returned items, after the parties told the court they struck a classwide deal to end the case and intend to seek formal approval of the settlement in the next two months.

  4. October 01, 2025

    Amazon Must Cough Up Return Records In Consumer Suit

    Amazon must hand over certain information about its returns system to a group of consumers who claim that the company wrongfully denied them refunds for products they sent back, a Washington federal judge has determined, calling some of the company's objections "evasive" and "borderline frivolous."

  5. April 29, 2025

    Amazon Can't Shake Return Policy Suit, Wash. Judge Rules

    A Washington federal judge refused Tuesday to dismiss claims accusing Amazon of unlawfully recharging consumers under its "advanced refund" return policy, ruling that the e-commerce giant could face tort and quasi-contract liability alongside breach of contract allegations.

  6. February 23, 2024

    Quinn Emanuel Wins Bid To Lead Amazon Returns Case

    A Washington federal judge has tapped Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to serve as interim class counsel in a proposed class action against Amazon regarding its return policies.

  7. November 09, 2023

    Amazon Wants To Trim Class Claims Over Return Re-Charges

    Amazon has asked a Washington federal judge to narrow the scope of online shoppers' proposed class action accusing the company of re-charging them for items sent back on time, seeking to nix several claims and shrink the class definition.

  8. September 06, 2023

    Amazon Re-Charges Customers For Returned Items, Suit Says

    Amazon was hit with a proposed class action in Washington federal court alleging the online retailer promises free, "no hassle" returns, but routinely charges customers for items sent back within the required 30-day window — even when Amazon's own records show the products were received.