Amazon is facing a class action lawsuit for not refunding its customers after 'unlawful' tariffs

Key points

• Amazon Customer Service might not be able to help for this type of refund.
• The online retail giant was hit with a class action lawsuit, as first reported by Reuters, where customers are seeking refunds for increased product prices caused by the tariffs instituted by the Trump administration.
• The suit was filed on Friday in Seattle and accused Amazon of profiting "hundreds of millions of dollars in unlawful tariff costs." The lawsuit explained that Amazon is legally entitled to recover these costs, following a 6-3 decision from the US Supreme Court that ruled against the legality of the sweeping tariff policy put in place by President Trump.
• Corporations were allowed to recover restitution for these tariff costs and several companies confirmed to CNBC last week that they started to receive money back from the US government.
• However, the lawsuit claimed that Amazon hasn't engaged in this refund process, since it's...