Amazon asks US judge to grant motion-to-compel in FTC monopoly case
( March 13, 2025, 00:48 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Amazon told a Washington federal judge the US Federal Trade Commission and plaintiff states that have sued the company for alleged illegal monopolization can and should provide factual information underlying their claims. "Although the parties fundamentally disagree on the merits, there is no disagreement that this lawsuit squarely puts at issue contested questions of market definition, pricing and fulfillment practices implemented by Amazon and its competitors, and the effects on competition of the conduct challenged in the Complaint," Amazon wrote in a court filing. "Yet despite this conceded relevance, Plaintiffs still refuse to provide basic facts underlying their theories in response to interrogatories Amazon served last July."See court document. ...
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