Segal and Chaparova v. Amazon.com
Albert Segal and Marianna Chaparova, Plaintiffs v. Amazon.com, Inc., Defendant. Case No. 10–20718–Civ.763
F.Supp.2d 1367, United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Feb. 4, 2011.
Amazon got case transferred to Washington pursuant to Participation Agreement sellers must enter to sell on site.
Albert Segal and Marianna Chaparova v. Amazon.com, Inc., 763 F.Supp.2d 1367, U.S. Dist. Ct. S.D. Fl., 2011
Case Details
Plaintiff is an Amazon seller suing Amazon in Florida court for unjust enrichment and tortious interference after Amazon allegedly did not release to Plaintiff the profits of its sales on Amazon’s website. Relying on the “Participation Agreement” that sellers are required to enter to sell on Amazon’s website, Amazon argued that the agreement specifically states that any such lawsuits are to be brought in Washington state courts, and asked the Florida court to dismiss the case or transfer it to Washington.
Summary and Conclusion
The Court agreed with Amazon that the Participation Agreement required Washington courts to oversee these cases and transferred the case.
