Federal Trade Commission et al v. Amazon.com Inc

  1. April 26, 2024

    FTC Claims Amazon Execs Destroyed Antitrust Evidence

    The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general urged a Washington federal judge to force Amazon to produce documents detailing its preservation efforts in their high-stakes antitrust fight, arguing that discovery has revealed that ex-CEO Jeff Bezos and other executives used the encrypted app Signal to destroy relevant antitrust evidence.

  2. March 12, 2024

    Amazon Fights FTC Bid To Split Antitrust Trial

    Amazon is urging a Washington federal court to reject a bid from the Federal Trade Commission to split the monopolization case against it into two phases, saying the court will have to consider any potential fixes when deciding if the company violated antitrust law.

  3. March 01, 2024

    FTC Wants To Split Amazon Antitrust Trial

    The Federal Trade Commission has asked a Washington federal court to split its landmark monopolization case against Amazon into two phases, with a trial to determine if the company violated antitrust law and another to mull potential fixes if the court finds that it did.

  4. February 13, 2024

    FTC's Monopolization Case Against Amazon Set For 2026 Trial

    A Washington federal judge has scheduled a bench trial in the Federal Trade Commission's landmark monopolization case against Amazon for early October 2026, according to an order issued Tuesday.

  5. February 06, 2024

    FTC Presses To Keep Seller Info From Amazon If Suit Survives

    The Federal Trade Commission urged a Washington federal court on Tuesday not to toss its landmark case accusing Amazon of monopolizing online retail sales and also pushed to prevent exposure of sellers' confidential information to the e-commerce giant while the case is underway.

  6. January 01, 2024

    Washington Cases To Watch In 2024

    In the coming year, appellate courts are set to decide challenges involving Washington state's capital gains and business taxes as well as a group of PCB poisoning cases against chemical giant Monsanto that have so far racked up more than $1.7 billion in jury awards. Here are some of the top cases to watch in the Evergreen State in 2024.

  7. January 01, 2024

    Retail Cases To Watch In 2024

    A wide variety of cases are likely to keep retail industry attorneys busy in 2024, including high-profile antitrust actions against Amazon and Google, a growing number of greenwashing disputes, and skirmishes between major retailers and their increasingly unionized workforces.

  8. December 18, 2023

    No Amazon Antitrust Trial Until At Least 2026

    If the Federal Trade Commission's blockbuster antitrust case against Amazon eventually makes it to trial, it won't be until 2026 at the earliest, according to a joint status report filed by the two sides.

  9. 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."

  10. 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.