Overview
- Jury selection starts Monday with opening statements to follow in a trial expected to last about four weeks.
- The FTC alleges Amazon used deceptive designs to steer shoppers into Prime during checkout and built a complex cancellation flow nicknamed "Iliad."
- Judge John Chun last week found a ROSCA violation on summary judgment and said two Amazon executives could be held personally liable if the FTC proves its case.
- Amazon denies wrongdoing, says its processes are clear and simple, and notes it has made changes to enrollment and cancellation.
- The FTC seeks penalties, monetary relief, and permanent injunctions that could force broad changes to subscription practices.