LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Two Amazon customers allege that the company fails to notify customers that it automatically stores payment methods.
Eric Weber and Bryan Rees, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a complaint on Dec. 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Amazon.com Inc. and Amazon Services LLC for alleged violation of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that they made purchases on the defendants' website but were not informed that the website automatically and indefinitely stores their payment methods. They also allege the defendant fails to inform consumers that the payment method could be charged at any time without notice if an Amazon account holder signed up for a monthly or annual subscription service.
The plaintiffs hold Amazon responsible because the defendant allegedly failed to properly disclose their policy and practice of sharing consumers’ sensitive payment information with their affiliates and supported retailers in its privacy notice or in any other disclosure.
The plaintiffs request a trial by jury and seek award of actual, statutory, treble and punitive damages, declaratory and injunctive relief, pre- and post-judgment interest, and all other relief as equity and justice requires. They are represented by Jamin S. Soderstrom of Soderstrom Law PC in Irvine, California.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California case number 2:17-cv-08868-GW-E