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Federal Trade Commission et al v. Amazon.com Inc
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November 06, 2024
FTC Pushes For Amazon Docs In Antitrust Case
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday urged a federal court in Seattle to make Amazon hand over documents in the agency's monopolization case against the e-commerce giant, saying its discovery requests aren't unduly burdensome given the breadth of Amazon's alleged anticompetitive conduct.
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October 17, 2024
Pa. AG Can't Get State Claims Restored In FTC Amazon Suit
A federal judge tersely denied a request from Pennsylvania's attorney general, who had sought to reinstate her state's consumer protection claims against Amazon in the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit.
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October 16, 2024
Pa. AG Wants State Claims Restored In FTC Amazon Suit
Pennsylvania's attorney general wants to get back into a joint state and federal antitrust case against Amazon, asking a Washington federal judge to reconsider tossing claims under Pennsylvania's consumer protection law because Amazon allegedly concealed its unfair trade practices from Pennsylvania customers.
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October 07, 2024
FTC's Amazon Monopolization Suit Largely Survives Dismissal
The bulk of the Federal Trade Commission's landmark monopolization case against Amazon will go forward, a Washington federal judge held in a recently unsealed opinion that trimmed only a few state-law claims from the 20-count antitrust complaint challenging the retail giant's pricing practices.
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September 30, 2024
FTC's Amazon Monopolization Suit Partly Tossed, For Now
A Washington federal judge on Monday agreed to trim the Federal Trade Commission's landmark monopolization case against Amazon and split the trial into two parts, although the order itself remains sealed, according to an entry on the case docket.
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August 08, 2024
FTC Tells 9th Circ. Booksellers Don't Belong In Amazon Case
The Federal Trade Commission and Amazon both urged the Ninth Circuit not to allow a trade association for independent bookstores to intervene in the government's antitrust case against the e-commerce giant, saying the group's claims are too different.
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July 09, 2024
FTC Is Denied Amazon's Instructions On Signal Use, For Now
A Washington federal judge refused Tuesday to give the Federal Trade Commission a peek into what it contends is the extensive use of Signal by Jeff Bezos and other top Amazon.com executives to hide communications relevant to a monopolization lawsuit, preferring to order deposition testimony on that use first.
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June 17, 2024
Bookstores Appeal Denied Bid To Join FTC's Amazon Case
A trade association for bookstores is appealing to the Ninth Circuit after a lower court refused its request to intervene in the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit against Amazon that raises concerns about the e-commerce giant's sale of books and contracts with publishers.
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June 03, 2024
Bookstores Can't Step Into FTC's Antitrust Fight With Amazon
A Washington federal judge on Monday declined to allow booksellers to intervene in the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit against Amazon to raise concerns about the digital retailer's book sales and agreements with publishers, but invited them to seek permission to file an amicus brief instead.
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May 23, 2024
FTC Blasts Amazon's 'Unbelievable' Claims About Signal Use
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday again pressed a Washington federal court to force Amazon to hand over documents regarding the company's communication preservation practices, calling Amazon's claims that executives never used the encrypted app Signal to discuss business practices relevant to the antitrust fight "unbelievable."