De Coster et al v. Amazon.com Inc

  1. March 18, 2025

    Amazon Asks To Claw Back Docs In Consumer Antitrust Suits

    Amazon has asked a Washington federal court to allow it to claw back three documents it has deemed as privileged from consumers in a trio of proposed antitrust class actions, saying that the plaintiffs are refusing to return or destroy them after quoting them in their motion for class certification.

  2. January 31, 2025

    Amazon Must Give Up Docs In Consumer Class Antitrust Suits

    A Washington federal judge said Friday he would order Amazon to hand over documents it's flagged as confidential to consumers bringing a trio of proposed antitrust class actions, saying he's "suspicious" of the e-commerce giant's privilege-logging practices.

  3. December 04, 2024

    Amazon Held To Prior Fights, Ongoing Rules In Antitrust Row

    Amazon.com Inc. can't duck updated consumer antitrust suits because it failed to raise some arguments against prior iterations and because plaintiffs adequately alleged substantial, ongoing anticompetitive conduct and effects from rules punishing sellers who offer their goods cheaper elsewhere, according to a decision unsealed in Washington federal court.

  4. November 19, 2024

    Court Won't Toss Consumer Antitrust Case Against Amazon

    A Washington federal court issued a sealed order Tuesday denying Amazon's bid to toss updated claims from consumers seeking billions of dollars over allegations that they pay higher prices thanks to the e-commerce giant's treatment of sellers on its platform.

  5. October 04, 2024

    Amazon Consumers Want In On FTC Antitrust Econ Primer

    Consumers bringing proposed class claims against Amazon over its seller contracts have asked a Washington federal judge to let them join an upcoming "economics day hearing" in the Federal Trade Commission's case accusing the e-commerce giant of similar antitrust violations, saying experts will be addressing overlapping competition issues.

  6. April 02, 2024

    Consumers Ask To Update Amazon Antitrust Claims

    Consumers seeking billions of dollars over allegations that Amazon's merchant contracts cause them to pay higher prices are asking a Washington federal court for permission to update their claims to include more details about the tactics the e-commerce giant allegedly used.

  7. October 06, 2023

    FTC's Antitrust Case Against Amazon Has Company

    The Federal Trade Commission lodged a landmark antitrust case against Amazon late last month, accusing the e-commerce giant of driving up prices across the internet through its treatment of sellers on its platform, but several pending suits were already targeting some of the allegations.

  8. January 25, 2023

    Consumer Antitrust Suit Against Amazon Survives

    A Washington federal court has refused to toss antitrust claims from consumers seeking billions of dollars over allegations that Amazon's merchant contracts cause them to pay higher prices.