Amazon wants FTC Chair Lina Khan recused from all its cases
3 years, 6 months ago

Amazon wants FTC Chair Lina Khan recused from all its cases

CNN  

CNN Business — Amazon has formally requested that newly appointed Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan be recused from all Amazon -related antitrust cases before the agency. The e-commerce giant filed a petition to the FTC on Wednesday suggesting that Khan – an outspoken tech critic who has played a key role in driving antitrust scrutiny of the industry and Amazon in particular – lacks objectivity, according to a copy obtained by CNN Business. “Chair Khan’s body of work and public statements demonstrate that she has prejudged the outcome of matters the FTC may examine during her term and, under established law, preclude her from participating in such matters.” The fate of Amazon’s petition likely hinges on the details of Khan’s past statements and claims, said Charlotte Slaiman, competition policy director at the consumer group Public Knowledge and a former FTC antitrust official. Pointing out gaps in antitrust law would probably not meet the threshold for recusal, Slaiman said, but clear statements alleging that Amazon has violated US antitrust law might.

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Billionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk calls for firing of FTC chair Lina Khan
2 months, 1 week ago

Billionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk calls for firing of FTC chair Lina Khan

Raw Story  

The world's richest man on Thursday joined the billionaire chorus calling for the firing of Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan, a consumer and antitrust champion whose aggressive actions against corporate consolidation have made her a target of prominent executives and Republicans in Congress. "She will be fired soon," Elon Musk, a billionaire supporter of Republican nominee Donald Trump, wrote …

Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims
3 months ago

Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims

The Independent  

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Amazon antitrust lawsuit likely to be long and arduous journey for FTC
1 year, 2 months ago

Amazon antitrust lawsuit likely to be long and arduous journey for FTC

The Hindu  

Amazon is heading into one of its biggest sales events of the year — Prime Day — with a lawsuit hanging over its head that accuses it of preventing sellers from hawking their merchandise at lower prices on other sites. The Federal Trade Commission's long-awaited antitrust case is the agency's most aggressive move yet to tame the market power of …

The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC
1 year, 3 months ago

The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon is heading into one of its biggest sales events of the year — Prime Day — with a lawsuit hanging over its head that accuses it of preventing sellers from hawking their merchandise at lower prices on other sites. The Federal Trade Commission’s long-awaited antitrust case is the agency’s most aggressive move yet to tame the …

FTC's Amazon antitrust lawsuit faces high bar in US court -experts
1 year, 3 months ago

FTC's Amazon antitrust lawsuit faces high bar in US court -experts

The Hindu  

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit accusing Amazon.com of abusing its retail market power to stifle competition faces hurdles in court, testing the scope of U.S. antitrust law and posing roadblocks for the agency, legal experts said. Several legal experts told Reuters that the FTC faces a high bar in trying to show that U.S. consumers would be better off …

U.S. sues Amazon for breaking antitrust law, harming consumers
1 year, 3 months ago

U.S. sues Amazon for breaking antitrust law, harming consumers

The Hindu  

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com on September 26, charging the online retailer with harming consumers with higher prices in the latest U.S. government legal action aimed at breaking Big Tech’s dominance of the internet. Amazon said that the FTC lawsuit was wrongheaded and would hurt consumers by leading to higher prices and slower …

Amazon using ‘coercive tactics’ to protect its dominance, claims FTC chair Lina Khan
1 year, 3 months ago

Amazon using ‘coercive tactics’ to protect its dominance, claims FTC chair Lina Khan

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden’s competition tsar has accused Amazon of using “punitive and coercive tactics” to lock in businesses and squeeze money from Prime subscribers. Lina Khan, the 34-year-old Democratic chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has sued Amazon to block its “unlawful” online marketplace monopoly. Sellers also need to secure eligibility for “Prime” delivery discounts by using Amazon’s own delivery services. …

Federal Trade Commission hits Amazon with "one of the most important antitrust cases in US history"
1 year, 3 months ago

Federal Trade Commission hits Amazon with "one of the most important antitrust cases in US history"

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The document — filed in a federal court in Washington state — alleges that Amazon maintains "durable monopoly power" in the online superstore and marketplace services markets, including by stifling price competition and coercing sellers into using its fulfillment service. "Seldom in the history of U.S. antitrust law has one case had the …

FTC to file antitrust case against Amazon as soon as Tuesday
1 year, 3 months ago

FTC to file antitrust case against Amazon as soon as Tuesday

The Hindu  

September 23, 2023 09:19 am | Updated 09:50 am IST The Federal Trade Commission will file a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon in federal court as soon as Tuesday, Politico reported on Friday, kicking off the latest leg in the US effort to rein in the market power of Big Tech companies. The legal action, which would follow federal lawsuits …

FTC may file suit against Amazon later this month: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

FTC may file suit against Amazon later this month: Report

The Hindu  

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission may file a lawsuit later this month against Amazon.com after the company did not offer concessions to settle antitrust claims, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The lawsuit will target the company's logistics program, Fulfillment by Amazon, pricing on its website by third-party sellers and will suggest "structural remedies" that …

U.S. antitrust agency preparing lawsuit against Amazon
1 year, 11 months ago

U.S. antitrust agency preparing lawsuit against Amazon

The Hindu  

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing a possible antitrust lawsuit against e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc., the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. It could not be determined exactly which aspects of Amazon's businesses the FTC would target and the timing of any case was uncertain, according to the report. Amazon in December reached …

Antitrust investigation of Amazon accelerates under new FTC boss
2 years, 7 months ago

Antitrust investigation of Amazon accelerates under new FTC boss

LA Times  

Lina Khan at her Senate committee confirmation hearing. Lina Khan, who became chair of the agency last year, had made a name for herself with a groundbreaking legal paper on Amazon’s potential antitrust violations and has taken a personal interest in the investigation. Before joining the FTC from Columbia Law School, Khan worked as a staffer for the House Judiciary …

Facebook asks recusal of FTC head in antitrust case decision
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook asks recusal of FTC head in antitrust case decision

The Hindu  

Facebook is asking that the new head of the Federal Trade Commission step away from decisions on whether to continue the agency's antitrust case against the social network giant, asserting that past public criticism of the company’s market power makes it impossible for her to be impartial. Facebook Inc. petitioned the agency Wednesday to remove Chair Lina Khan from taking …

Column: Facebook and Amazon launch a personal attack to unseat a tough regulator
3 years, 5 months ago

Column: Facebook and Amazon launch a personal attack to unseat a tough regulator

LA Times  

Lina Khan at her Senate committee confirmation hearing in April. Also sticking in Facebook’s craw is Khan’s role in a House antitrust subcommittee investigation of the domination of digital markets by Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple, completed last year with the issuance of a damning 450-page report. Khan was a counsel to Democrats on the subcommittee that conducted the inquiry, …

Facebook seeks FTC Chair Lina Khan’s recusal from anti-monopoly case
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook seeks FTC Chair Lina Khan’s recusal from anti-monopoly case

CNN  

CNN Business — Facebook said Wednesday that recently appointed Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan should recuse herself from all future decision-making about the agency’s lawsuit to break up the social media company. In a formal petition before the FTC, Facebook alleged that Khan’s work investigating Big Tech on behalf of the House Judiciary Committee — along with her prior …

Amazon asks FTC to recuse Chairwoman Khan
3 years, 6 months ago

Amazon asks FTC to recuse Chairwoman Khan

The Hindu  

Amazon.com filed a petition on Wednesday asking for Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan to be recused on antitrust matters related to the company, according to documents filed with the agency. "Amazon.com, Inc. respectfully petitions the commission for recusal of Chair Lina Khan from any antitrust investigation, adjudication, litigation, or other proceeding in which Amazon is a subject, target or …

Amazon asks for FTC head to step aside from antitrust probes
3 years, 6 months ago

Amazon asks for FTC head to step aside from antitrust probes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Amazon is asking that the new head of the Federal Trade Commission step aside from antitrust investigations into the e-commerce giant, contending that her past public criticism of the company’s market power makes it impossible for her to be impartial. Amazon petitioned the agency Wednesday to remove Chair Lina Khan from taking part in current probes of the …

FTC’s Lina Khan: Could “the Simone Biles of antitrust” break up Amazon?
55 years ago

FTC’s Lina Khan: Could “the Simone Biles of antitrust” break up Amazon?

Slate  

Joe Biden’s pick for chair of the regulatory Federal Trade Commission was a slightly nontraditional one: a 32-year-old Pakistani American lawyer named Lina Khan who’s been described as a “antitrust rock star.” She has big ideas about how corporations wield their power, and why large companies—i.e., monopolies—especially in Big Tech have remained unregulated for so long. Now you’re seeing people …

Amazon policy punishes consumers, D.C. suit claims
3 years, 7 months ago

Amazon policy punishes consumers, D.C. suit claims

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc. was hit Tuesday with an antitrust suit by the District of Columbia, which alleges that the company blocks sellers on its marketplace from offering better deals elsewhere, leading to higher prices for consumers. The lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C., Superior Court, centers on agreements between Amazon and third-party sellers on the Amazon marketplace, which Mr. Racine said accounts …

DC sues Amazon over alleged antitrust violations
3 years, 7 months ago

DC sues Amazon over alleged antitrust violations

CNN  

CNN Business — The District of Columbia filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the tech giant has abused its market dominance in e-commerce to harm competition and keep retail prices artificially high across the entire internet. DC Attorney General Karl Racine’s lawsuit against Amazon zeroes in on the e-commerce company’s relationships with third-party sellers, alleging that Amazon …

Amazon to fall under FTC for anti-trust related cases
5 years, 7 months ago

Amazon to fall under FTC for anti-trust related cases

India TV News  

Following an agreement between the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, e-commerce giant Amazon could fall under FTC's jurisdiction on anti-trust subjects. Also, read: Xiaomi Poco F1 gets a price cut which indicated Poco F2 launch soon According to The Washington Post, this "kind of arrangement brokered between the DOJ and the FTC typically presages more serious antitrust …

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