Service detailsAmazon Arbitration
Need a Lawyer to Sue Amazon? Is Amazon holding seller funds indefinitely? Are you wondering how to get Amazon to release them? Instead of suing Amazon, you have to take them to Amazon binding arbitration. We also arbitrate against PayPal and other online giants. We are not afraid to get your money back! We can help, get in touch. 
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Amazon Arbitration: ​Do you want to sue Amazon and Win? Amazon holding funds indefinitely?
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Do You Need Arbitration?
If you have exhausted all avenues of appeal with Amazon and have escalated the matter up to top management and still do not have a good result, your remedy is an ARBITRATION. This is how to get Amazon to release funds. It is the only remedy available to an Amazon seller because of the binding arbitration clause in the Business Solutions Agreement. Is Amazon holding your seller funds indefinitely? Are you wondering how to get Amazon to release them? Do you want to sue Amazon? Amazon is a private company and your seller agreement with them (Business Solutions Agreement) contains an arbitration clause. This means that instead of suing Amazon, you have to take them to binding arbitration. This is quite less costly than a lawsuit and most cases are heard or resolved within six months. You have the right to a hearing before an independent arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association, who is usually an attorney or retired judge. You also have the right to an attorney to represent you at the arbitration, and it can be performed in the state or country in which you live or by telephone. You may have heard other firms claim they can settle such arbitration claims without filing by writing letters to outside counsel. We have a lot of experience with Amazon arbitration, we know their outside counsel, and can tell you this is just going to delay the outcome of your case. Why? Because outside counsel does not usually get involved in disputes unless an arbitration has been filed. First of all, they need to be hired by Amazon, and there are so many pending cases against Amazon, it is not likely that a full investigation will be made on your case unless and until an arbitration has been filed. Why go through this extra time and expense for no result? Significant Wins in First Quarter 2023 Case 1 In an arbitration against Amazon.com, an ex-judge sitting as an arbitrator in Florida ruled in February 2023 that section 2 of the BSA imposed a penalty and was an unenforceable liquidated damages clause. The judge also ruled that failure to submit to an in-person video verification interview by Amazon was not a condition to release of the seller’s sales proceeds being held by Amazon, and that the seller was entitled to its sales proceeds notwithstanding the fact that it breached the BSA by committing review manipulation, which is against Amazon’s policies. The judge awarded the seller almost half a million dollars in damages. Case 2 On March 15, 2023, in another case against Amazon by a Chinese seller, an arbitrator sitting in Tennessee ruled that section 2 of the BSA was an unenforceable penalty clause in another reivew manipulation case. The arbitrator also struck the clause as unconscionable, and held that the seller was entitled to its proceeds notwithstanding its breach of the BSA. The award was for over $340,000 with interest from the date of account deactivation. Case 3 In the largest of the three cases, also on March 15th, an arbitrator in Texas ordered Amazon to disburse almost $800,000 to a Chinese seller, ruling that Amazon breached its duties under the BSA to distribute the seller’s proceeds, that the verification of the seller’s identity in an in-person video verification procedure was not a condition to the release of those funds, and that section 2 of the BSA was not a valid liquidated damages clause. How to Arbitrate Against Amazon? An arbitration is like a court proceeding. Therefore, an experienced Amazon sellers lawyer is imperative. Our Amazon lawyers have over 40 years of litigation experience, including countless trials and arbitrations. They know the Amazon arbitration process and can guide you through it. An arbitration is not cheap, but losses of an Amazon seller account due to suspension can amount to thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, so in these cases, it is worth the expense. Amazon's Business Solutions Agreement also contains a clause that says that Amazon can keep your money if they think you have used your seller account to engage in fraudulent or illegal activity, or have repeatedly violated their policies. We have succeeded in getting this clause invalidated in many arbitrations. No other attorneys can represent you as well as our Amazon attorneys can. |
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