A trial in federal court in Seattle will determine if millions of customers signed up for Prime because it’s a great deal, or because they were duped.

A trial in federal court in Seattle will determine if millions of customers signed up for Prime because it’s a great deal, or because they were duped.

A jury will decide if Amazon tricked its customers into signing up for Prime and made it difficult to cancel the subscription service, as the FTC alleges.

The FTC complaint alleges Amazon "tricked and trapped" consumers into signing up for Prime, then making it too complicated to cancel their membership.

The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon in U.S. District Court in Seattle two years ago and has alleged more than a decade of legal violations.

The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon in 2023 for allegedly enrolling customers into Prime without their consent. The trial begins Sept. 23.