A class action lawsuit filed in Seattle accuses Amazon of retaining hundreds of millions of dollars from unlawful tariffs instead of refunding customers. The suit follows a Supreme Court ruling against the tariff policy.
The lawsuit was filed on Friday in Seattle. It claims Amazon profited from tariff costs passed on to consumers and has no intention of returning the money, despite being legally entitled to recover refunds from the government after the Supreme Court decision.
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Two Nintendo customers have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, seeking refunds for higher prices paid due to now-invalidated tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. The suit, filed on April 21 in the United States District Court’s Western District of Washington, argues that Nintendo passed tariff costs to consumers while pursuing government refunds. As first reported by Aftermath, the plaintiffs aim to prevent Nintendo from profiting twice from the same payments.
The US Supreme Court has declared tariffs imposed on coffee imports by the Trump administration unconstitutional, potentially paving the way for refunds to affected roasters and importers. While the industry welcomes the decision for offering cost relief, questions remain over the process and timeline for reimbursements. The ruling highlights ongoing trade tensions that reshaped global coffee dynamics last year.
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US firms scrambled on Monday to file claims for refunds on tariffs paid for Chinese imports, deemed illegally collected by the government. Companies like New Jersey-based food packaging importer Lanca Sales are navigating the new system through customs brokers, amid fresh confusion and administrative burdens.
In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, citing lack of congressional authorization. The ruling triggered a relief rally in financial markets, including a brief spike in Bitcoin to $68,000, though gains faded amid ongoing uncertainties. President Trump responded by announcing a new 10% global tariff under Section 122.
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Following the Supreme Court's rejection of his emergency tariff powers and Trump's subsequent 15% global tariff announcement, Democrats are framing the policy as a midterm vulnerability on affordability, while Republicans tout economic benefits amid new data showing sluggish growth.
The US Supreme Court annulled most tariffs imposed by Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) on Friday, in a 6-3 decision limiting its use for trade duties. Hours later, Trump signed an executive order for a 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, exempting T-MEC products. The measure takes effect on February 24.
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A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Roku and TCL of releasing faulty software updates that rendered televisions inoperable. Plaintiff Terri Else claims her TCL Roku TVs stopped working after updates, with the companies failing to fix the issues. Roku dismissed the claims as meritless.