Amazon Seeks To Dismiss Prime Video Suit

Amazon is looking to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed by Prime Video users unhappy about the account change announced just after Christmas last year.

That change added ads by default to standard Prime Video accounts. Those who wanted ad-free accounts would have to pay an additional $2.99 per month.

In February, a lawsuit was filed against Amazon on behalf of Prime Video users accusing the company of false advertising and deceptive practices over the change.

In a filing late last week with U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Amazon pointed to its terms and conditions which includes the clause that it can “choose in its sole discretion to add or remove Prime membership benefits.”

They also asserted that they have “always disclosed that the bundle of Prime benefits is subject to change… In other words, Amazon never guaranteed that any particular Prime benefit would remain available indefinitely; it expressly stated the opposite.”

The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages, including punitive damages, as well as an injunction to block Amazon’s alleged deceptive conduct.

Source: Variety