January 31, 2025
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.
October 06, 2023
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.
September 07, 2023
A Washington federal judge on Thursday declined to throw out a proposed class action asserting Amazon's minimum-margin agreements with product suppliers amount to illegal price-fixing, ruling that the consumer plaintiffs have alleged enough to illustrate how the contracts result in fewer options and higher prices.
October 03, 2022
Amazon asked a Washington federal judge to toss a proposed class action accusing the retail giant of illegal price fixing through minimum-margin agreements with product suppliers, insisting that customers benefit from their lower prices.
July 14, 2022
A group of Amazon Prime members have filed a proposed class action in Washington federal court accusing Amazon.com Inc. of illegal price fixing through minimum-margin agreements with product suppliers that inflate consumer prices and create an anti-competitive climate for other retailers.