Federal Trade Commission et al v. Amazon.com Inc

  1. December 08, 2023

    Amazon Says FTC Case Attacks 'Essence Of Competition'

    Amazon urged a Seattle federal judge Friday to toss the Federal Trade Commission's sprawling antitrust case against the online retail giant, arguing that its practices of matching rivals' discounts, competitively pricing deals and offering fast Prime delivery "benefit consumers and are the essence of competition."

  2. November 02, 2023

    FTC Says Amazon Used Secret Algorithm To Drive Up Prices

    Amazon utilized a covert algorithm to induce other online retailers to raise their prices and deleted years' worth of internal communications amid a government probe into the company, according to a largely unredacted version of the Federal Trade Commission's complaint filed Thursday against the online retail giant in a Washington federal court.

  3. 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.

  4. September 27, 2023

    Judge Recuses Himself From FTC's Showdown With Amazon

    U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour, the Washington federal judge assigned to oversee the Federal Trade Commission's long-awaited antitrust challenge to Amazon's seller policies, has recused himself, according to an order Wednesday.

  5. September 26, 2023

    FTC Finally Brings Down Antitrust Hammer On Amazon

    The Federal Trade Commission lodged a long-expected case Tuesday accusing Amazon of violating antitrust law, marking another aggressive step in the administration's efforts to increase competition across the economy, especially through moves to rein in large digital platforms.