Walmart, eBay shoppers win class certification in US Amazon antitrust suit
( November 2, 2026, 19:08 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A Washington federal judge certified a class of Walmart and eBay shoppers to pursue claims that Amazon’s pricing policies drove up prices on rival marketplaces. In a redacted order, US District Judge John Chun defined the class as "[a]ll persons who, on or after March 19, 2016, made in the United States at least two purchases from a third-party seller on the Walmart online retail marketplace or at least four purchases from a third-party seller on eBay of new, physical products concurrently offered for sale by that same third-party seller on Amazon Marketplace and monitored by Amazon as part of its competitive price monitoring."See court document. ...
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