A lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against Amazon.com, expected to be filed as soon as this week, adds to a slew of legal challenges exposing the retail giant to billions of dollars in potential damages. U.S. state and federal courts are grappling with cases relating to competition law that focus on Amazon's pricing practices, fulfillment centers and the company's relationships with major book sellers. California and District of Columbia attorneys general have sued Amazon.com over its product pricing policies, accusing it of unfairly barring merchants from offering lower prices on their own websites or at rivals such as Walmart, Target and Costco.
- A lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against Amazon.com, expected to be filed as soon as this week, adds to a slew of legal challenges exposing the retail giant to billions of dollars in potential damages.
Washington, D.C.'s attorney general sued in May 2021, and California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Amazon in September 2022. Last year, a District of Columbia superior court judge dismissed the district's case, saying the city had not rebutted the contention that Amazon's "prices are the result of lawful, unchoreographed free-market behavior." The District's appeal is pending.
The consumer plaintiffs, Chun wrote, "allege the type of conduct that antitrust law is intended to prevent." Amazon has denied the allegations in both cases and will have opportunities later to contest the merits of the claims.A prospective class of consumers are pursuing claims they filed in 2021 in Seattle federal court that Amazon has tried to curb competition for shipping and fulfillment services, causing shoppers to pay more for purchases.
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