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☆ Amazon defeats consumer antitrust lawsuit over fulfillment centers
  + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Mike Scarcella | Industry Insight | Insights In Action | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
The prospective class action complaint, filed in 2021 by two members of the annual paid subscription service Amazon Prime, alleged Amazon was unlawfully "tying" the online sale of third-party products to the use of the company's "Fulfillment by Amazon" program. The lawsuit said Amazon's alleged anticompetitive fulfillment practices had harmed "hundreds of millions of its loyal customers." Amazon's attorneys argued that fulfillment services are sold not to consumers who buy products but to third-party businesses that are selling goods on the company's platform. The antitrust case against Amazon was among private and state actions alleging violations of competition law. The case is Angela Hogan et al v. Amazon.com Inc, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, No.
☆ Google faces judge's questions as it asks court to toss U.S. antitrust lawsuit
  + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Diane Bartz | Thomson Reuters | Focused On U.S. Antitrust As Well As Corporate Regulation | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Mehta pressed him, for example, on if being dominant in search means that Google's search engine will improve faster than its competitors. In particular, he said, Google should not have made agreements with Apple that requires that Google be the default search engine. Google argued in court filings that the payments at issue are legal revenue-sharing deals and not illegal efforts to exclude rivals. Since this lawsuit was filed, Google has been hit with other antitrust complaints. The Justice Department filed a second lawsuit in January accusing the company of abusing its dominance of the digital advertising business.
☆ Google asks judge to toss U.S. antitrust lawsuit, says a 'superior product' is not unlawful
  + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Diane Bartz | Thomson Reuters | Focused On U.S. Antitrust As Well As Corporate Regulation | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Mehta pressed him, for example, on if being dominant in search means that Google's search engine will improve faster than its competitors. Google's Schmidtlein replied: "Offering a superior product, winning business on the merits is never unlawful." Google has argued in court filings that the payments at issue are legal revenue-sharing deals and not illegal efforts to exclude rivals. Since this lawsuit was filed, Google has been hit with other antitrust complaints. The Justice Department filed a second lawsuit in January accusing the company of abusing its dominance of the digital advertising business.
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