Sherman Act Claims Over Amazon’s Third-Party Seller Pricing Policy May Proceed

Mealey's (March 16, 2022, 9:53 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Although a Washington federal judge on March 11 partly granted Amazon.com Inc.’s motion to dismiss a putative antitrust class action over certain pricing policies imposed upon third-party sellers using its online platform, the judge ruled that the consumer plaintiffs sufficiently alleged three claims against the internet retailer under the Sherman Act....