( August 8, 2025, 16:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Amazon is required to produce documents and answers to interrogatories concerning economists, antitrust scholars and think tanks whose research on antitrust issues implicated in private US litigation were solicited, funded or edited by the company, a US judge ruled. Amazon argued that it has not exerted undue influence on the scholars, that the information the plaintiffs were seeking was irrelevant and that the discovery requests would chill constitutionally protected speech. However, US District Judge John said the plaintiffs satisfied the “minimal showing” required to demonstrate relevance. "As to Amazon’s argument concerning chilling speech, Amazon has not shown that information concerning its commercial strategies affects its First Amendment rights," Chun said.See attached order....
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