Judge Orders May 13 Status Report in Challenge of $2.99 Prime Video Fee

A combined joint status report and discovery plan under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) is due May 13 in the March 19 breach of contract class action 10 plaintiffs brought against Amazon over the $2.99 Prime Video add-on fee it implemented in January (see 2403200047), said an order signed Monday (docket 2:24-cv-00364) by U.S. District Judge John Chun for Western Washington in Seattle. The report will help determine if a Rule 16 conference would be useful. In addition, it will help set a schedule for the prompt completion of the case, said Chun’s order. The plaintiffs allege that Amazon has offered Prime Video with commercial-free viewing as a benefit of its Prime membership since 2011. It began running ads on Prime Video in January and, in connection with that change, required subscribers who wanted to avoid commercials to pay a $2.99 fee. The plaintiffs allege that Amazon’s actions violate the Washington Consumer Protection Act and the unfair and deceptive acts and practices statutes “of virtually every other state in the country.”