Amazon Antitrust Case Filed by FTC to Move Forward After Ruling
- Online retailer sought to toss parts of state and federal suit
- Judge found company’s defenses ‘inapt at this stage’
The FTC sued Amazon last year as part of a broader agency challenge of the power of big technology companies.
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Amazon.com Inc. must face an antitrust suit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission over its online marketplace, but a federal judge dismissed some of the agency’s claims tied to state consumer protection laws.
In a decision unsealed Monday, US District Judge John Chun in Seattle said federal antitrust enforcers offered enough evidence in their complaint that Amazon’s business practices harm competition.