A lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against Amazon.com, expected to be filed as soon as this week, adds to a slew of legal challenges exposing the retail giant to billions of dollars in potential damages. U.S. state and federal courts are grappling with cases relating to competition law that focus on Amazon's pricing practices, fulfillment centers and the company's relationships with major book sellers. California and District of Columbia attorneys general have sued Amazon.com over its product pricing policies, accusing it of unfairly barring merchants from offering lower prices on their own websites or at rivals such as Walmart, Target and Costco.
A lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission against Amazon.com, expected to be filed as
soon as this week, adds to a slew of legal challenges exposing
the retail giant to billions of dollars in. -September 26, 2023 at 06:00 am EDT
- MarketScreener
US regulators have been probing Amazon.com and other Big Tech companies for antitrust violations and the FTC has long been expected to take formal action against the online retailer. US state and federal courts are grappling with cases relating to competition law that focus on Amazon s pricing practices, fulfillment centers and the company s relationships with major book sellers.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California federal court has dismissed litigation brought by a personal injury lawyer against state court officials he says have improperly aligned with an insurance company he is suing.
Judge rejects San Francisco s request to ban alleged drug dealers from downtown
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In this Feb. 15, 2011, file photo, shown is a view looking up Taylor Street of the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco. Eric Risberg/Associated Press
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A San Francisco judge on Friday denied a request for a preliminary injunction from the city that would have barred four people previously arrested for selling drugs from entering the city s Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods.
Back in September 2020, City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed civil lawsuits against each of the defendants, seeking to bar them from entering a 50-square-block area in an effort to break the supply chain for addicts who congregate in the Tenderloin.