Amazon Sued for Records Over Claims It Tricks Users to Buy Prime

An investor is suing Amazon.com Inc. over claims that the e-commerce giant uses “dark patterns” to trick users into signing up for Amazon Prime subscriptions.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday, seeks internal files from Amazon to investigate allegations that corporate leaders pushed to retain a Prime enrollment process that they knew misled consumers into signing up for a recurring bill they didn’t want or need.

“Amazon and its leadership have knowingly duped millions of consumers” with “manipulative, coercive, or deceptive language and user-interface designs” and a “labyrinthine cancellation process,” according to the complaint in Delaware’s Chancery Court.

Amazon didn’t immediately respond ...