Frame-Wilson et al v. Amazon.com Inc

  1. September 02, 2025

    Amazon Judge Unseals Ruling Certifying Huge Antitrust Class

    A largely unredacted version of a Washington federal judge's order certifying a class of roughly 300 million consumers in a sweeping antitrust case accusing the e-commerce giant of inflating prices through its merchant policies was filed Friday, offering a window into the court's viewpoints after the initial order was sealed.

  2. August 11, 2025

    Amazon Must Reveal Research Funding Info In Antitrust Suits

    A Washington federal judge is forcing Amazon to provide a group of consumers with information regarding the company's alleged ties to antitrust researchers, saying the plaintiffs have presented records suggesting it "has communicated with or funded" various academic authors cited by its expert economist in three related cases.

  3. August 07, 2025

    Vast Amazon Customer Class Greenlit In Price-Fixing Case

    A Washington federal judge has certified a consumer class encompassing an estimated 288 million people who purchased goods on Amazon's marketplace since 2017, advancing a sweeping antitrust case accusing the e-commerce giant of inflating prices through its merchant policies.

  4. August 01, 2025

    Amazon Customers Seek Massive Class In Antitrust Suit

    Consumers urged a Washington federal judge on Friday to certify a class of nearly 300 million in a sweeping antitrust case against Amazon, contending they all paid inflated prices because the e-commerce giant forced an "anti-discount policy" on merchants and monitored marketplace rates to ensure compliance.

  5. July 30, 2025

    Amazon Denied 'Mini-Trial' Against Shoppers' Proposed Class

    A Washington state federal judge summarily refused Wednesday to let Amazon interrogate the expert witness backing a bid for class action status covering tens of millions of consumers, finding that the proposal for evidentiary hearing, with cross-examination, is unneeded.

  6. July 23, 2025

    Amazon Shoppers Protest Proposed 'Mini-Trial' On Class Cert.

    Consumers are fighting Amazon's bid for an evidentiary hearing in parallel antitrust suits before a Washington federal judge decides a pending class certification motion, insisting the company has had plenty of time to vet key opinions from the plaintiffs' economics expert.

  7. July 08, 2025

    Amazon Wants To Challenge Class Cert. Bid On The Stand

    Amazon has asked a Washington state federal judge to let it interrogate the expert witness backing a bid for class action status covering tens of millions of consumers, arguing that an evidentiary hearing, with cross-examination, is needed in the antitrust litigation accusing it of keeping online retail prices artificially high.

  8. June 26, 2025

    9th Circ. Rejects Amazon's Bid To Claw Back Antitrust Docs

    A Ninth Circuit panel has summarily refused to reverse a Washington federal court ruling that rejected Amazon's bid to claw back documents inadvertently produced in a trio of proposed antitrust class actions.

  9. May 19, 2025

    Amazon Asks 9th Circ. To Flip 'Inadvertent' Discovery Ruling

    Amazon asked the Ninth Circuit to reverse a Washington federal court's ruling that refused its bid to claw back documents inadvertently produced in proposed antitrust class actions, saying companies need to be able to fix mistakes made when designating privileged documents.

  10. April 30, 2025

    Amazon Can't Claw Back 'Inadvertent' Discovery Docs

    A Seattle federal judge has ruled that documents Amazon.com Inc. produced as part of three proposed antitrust class actions may not be clawed back, finding that despite the online retailer's claims that they were produced "inadvertently," there was no indication the document-sharing was a mistake.