Consumers sue Amazon for not refunding Trump tariff costs [View all]
Source: Reuters
May 15, 2026 8:20 PM EDT Updated 10 hours ago
May 15 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) was sued on Friday by consumers seeking refunds for costs passed on to them in the form of higher prices as a result of tariffs the U.S. Supreme Court later concluded had been unlawfully imposed by President Donald Trump.
Consumers in a proposed class action filed in federal court in Seattle alleged that the e-commerce giant collected hundreds of millions of dollars in unlawful tariff costs by raising prices on imported goods before the Supreme Court had ruled. The U.S. Supreme Court in February concluded in a 6-3 decision that Trump overstepped his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose his sweeping tariffs.
Thousands of companies have begun to seek billions of dollars in refunds from the government following the ruling. But Amazon has not, which the lawsuit alleged was "not because it lacks a legal basis to do so, but because it seeks to curry favor with Trump by allowing the federal government to retain the funds."
"The problem is that the funds Amazon is using to stay in the President's good graces do not belong to Amazon,” the lawsuit says. "These funds were wrongfully taken from consumers to cover IEEPA Tariffs that have since been invalidated.". The lawsuit asserts claims of unjust enrichment and violation of Washington state's consumer-protection law. Amazon did not respond to a request for comment.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/consumers-sue-amazon-not-refunding-trump-tariff-costs-2026-05-16/
Link to SUIT (PDF) - https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/lbpgyxqwrpq/05152026amazon.pdf
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