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Sep 26 2023
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US trade commission files anti-trust lawsuit against online retailer Amazon
Attorneys general from 17 states joined the Federal Trade Commission’s suit, which accuses Amazon of harming consumers. The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a long-anticipated anti-trust lawsuit against online retailer Amazon, accusing the company of harming consumers by stifling competition. The lawsuit, which was joined by 17 state attorneys general and filed in Amazon’
Al JazeeraSep 26 2023
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17 states, including Minnesota, join FTC in massive antitrust lawsuit against Amazon
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is among over a dozen states that are filing a sweeping antitrust suit against Amazon. The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general on Tuesday filed a much-anticipated case against Amazon, alleging the retailing giant illegally wields monopoly power to maintain higher prices, harming customers and hurting rivals. "Our complaint lays out how Amazon has
CBS News (Online)Jan 31 2021
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Why Facebook is considering an antitrust lawsuit against Apple
Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. are edging perilously close to all-out legal war, with the social-media giant strongly considering a lawsuit that could ultimately sway antitrust investigators.
The conflagration centers on Apple’s AAPL, -3.74% new iOS 14 policy, due this spring. It includes new privacy features that will for the first time require apps to ask for users’ permission to track
MarketWatchDec 01 2020
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Google, Facebook Reportedly Facing Multiple Antitrust Lawsuits
Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days except for the fact that “Big Tech” has gotten too big. Now comes word from the Wall Street Journal that the sector’s day of reckoning may be coming.
According to the Journal, as many as four cases against Facebook and Alphabet’s Google GOOG +1.6% alleging that their behavior harmed consumers could be filed in the coming weeks by
ForbesApr 12 2024
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Epic Games tells judge how Google should fix its antitrust charge. Google isn’t pleased.
In December, a nine-person federal court jury unanimously handed North Carolina’s largest video game developer, Epic Games, a massive victory in its years-long antitrust fight with Google. The jury determined Google’s Android app store has been propped up by anti-competitive obstacles that harmed smartphone app developers and consumers. At the heart of the case was the payment system of the
The News & ObserverApr 04 2024
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LA Homeless Lawsuit
• The latest envisioning of a Korean American history museum incorporates the design of a hanbok, a traditional Korean house. Plans to build a Korean American history museum in Koreatown keep stalling. Now a group of community members has formed to demand greater transparency around the project. Why it matters: L.A. is home to the largest concentration of Korean Americans in the country. While
LAistApr 18 2024
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Lawsuit challenges Kentucky youth vaping crackdown
A new Kentucky law aimed at curbing youth vaping is being challenged in court. The Kentucky Vaping Retailers Association, the Kentucky Hemp Association and four vape retailers filed a lawsuit last week in Franklin Circuit Court challenging the constitutionality of the bill, news outlets reported. It would require that any vape products sold have approval from the U.S. Food and Drug
Fox News (Online News)Jun 28 2021
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Federal Judge Dismisses Government Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook
A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits the federal government and most states filed against Facebook Inc., a major win for the company before the cases barely got off the ground.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 28 2021
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Federal court dismisses FTC antitrust lawsuit against Facebook
A federal court dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, handing the social media giant a victory as it battles claims of unfair monopolistic behavior.
The decision Monday marks a setback for the trade commission and could lead to more aggressive calls for U.S. antitrust law to be updated by Congress, just as related bipartisan bills have been
Washington Examiner