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Antitrust claims against Amazon over pricing rules can continue, US judge says in unsealed opinion

( December 3, 2024, 18:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plaintiffs have sufficiently shown that Amazon’s agreements and policies with third-party merchants increase the prices that consumers pay for products and otherwise generates anticompetitive effects, according to a public version of US District Judge John H. Chun's Nov. 19 opinion. Chun also said Amazon’s procompetitive justifications for an algorithm used to disqualify a seller’s offer from winning the “Buy Box” if Amazon detects a price that is lower for that product on any online store it designates as a “select competitor” are inappropriate to be resolved on a motion to dismiss.See attached file. ...

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