United States of America: Antitrust lawsuit against Amazon's pricing policy
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
25 May 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Announced lawsuit against Amazon for unfair pricing strategy
On 25 May 2021, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia (DCAG) filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com and its "Fair Pricing Policy", claiming that the online retailer violated antitrust rules by pressuring third-party sellers to set lower price…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court