Amazon challenges Calif.'s 'belated attempt' to change litigation theory
By Alex Wilts ( May 19, 2026, 00:05 GMT | Comment) -- Amazon’s pushback against the California attorney general’s motion for a preliminary injunction to halt alleged price-fixing highlights a key question in a case between the two sides: whether the state is recasting part of its litigation theory just months before trial. Last month, California AG Rob Bonta released an unsealed version of the motion, which accuses Amazon of demanding its vendors fix, correct and increase the prices of products on other retailers’ websites. Amazon’s pushback against the California attorney general’s motion for a preliminary injunction to halt alleged price-fixing highlights a key question in the case: whether the state is attempting to recast part of its litigation theory just months before trial....
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