Amazon settles FTC Prime case for $2.5B, averting jury trial
Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit alleging it used deceptive tactics to enroll customers in Prime and made cancellation onerous. The deal resolves a case that a judge had ruled would go before a jury, averting a federal jury trial.
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📌 Key Facts
- A judge determined the FTC’s Amazon Prime case will be decided by a jury
- The FTC alleges deceptive Prime enrollment and burdensome cancellation practices
- Ruling reported Sept. 22, 2025; case proceeds toward trial in federal court
🔄 New Information
- Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle the FTC’s allegations over deceptive Prime enrollment and cancellation practices.
- The settlement resolves the FTC lawsuit that had been slated to go before a jury.
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Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime
New Information
- Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle the FTC’s allegations over deceptive Prime enrollment and cancellation practices.
- The settlement resolves the FTC lawsuit that had been slated to go before a jury.
A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave
- A judge determined the FTC’s Amazon Prime case will be decided by a jury
- The FTC alleges deceptive Prime enrollment and burdensome cancellation practices
- Ruling reported Sept. 22, 2025; case proceeds toward trial in federal court