At the start of November, the FTC filed a substantially unredacted version of its antitrust complaint against Amazon. Since then, experts have pored over the new material. Their verdict? The unredacted material far from proves the FTC’s case and, in fact, divulges the case’s weak and misleading nature. Here’s what you need to know: The […]
Tomorrow at 10am the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust will hold an oversight hearing where Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter is set to testify. Here are some questions we’d encourage members to ask: Why is the US moving to a European approach to antitrust, when the EU economy has underperformed and there are no great […]
As the FTC’s antitrust trial against Amazon gets underway, six influential industry groups have filed detailed amicus briefs advocating the dismissal of the lawsuit. Filing such detailed briefs so early in a trial is highly unusual and underscores the lawsuit’s flawed nature. The briefs emphasize the FTC’s lack of a legitimate legal case and caution […]
The following groups have filed amicus briefs supporting Amazon’s motion to dismiss the FTC’s lawsuit: — Computer & Communications Industry Association, NetChoice, and Chamber of Progress — Chamber of Commerce — Interactive Advertising Bureau — Association of Corporate Counsel
Since the FTC announced its antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, experts have criticized the validity of the case. Here’s what you need to know: — Chair Khan and her FTC colleagues are abandoning the long-established Consumer Welfare Standard to mount a political campaign against one of the most trusted brands in America. — Competition in retail […]
After the FTC announced its lawsuit against Amazon this week, experts weighed in to explain the many issues with the FTC’s case and the threats it poses to the vitality of small businesses and consumers across America. Three key points to consider are: – Attacking widely used pricing policies at Amazon will harm consumers by […]
Chair Lina Khan sat down with Bloomberg’s Washington Bureau Chief Peggy Collins yesterday, hours after the FTC announced it was bringing an antitrust suit against one of the nation’s most admired companies. She appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning to discuss the case again. In the interviews, Khan struggled to provide a clear answer […]
The FTC just announced its long-awaited case against Amazon this morning, which will destroy the retailer’s popular customer-focused services. The FTC’s case comes after years of speculation about how the FTC will need to invent radical new approaches to antitrust to attack one of the nation’s most popular businesses. Research shows the FTC’s theories will […]
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