The D.C. Attorney General Has Filed a Lawsuit Against Amazon for Alleged Price Fixing
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine launched a lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday over allegations that the e-commerce giant is stifling competition by fixing prices on its online marketplace, a move that escalates the tech behemoth’s legal threats in the U.S.
The lawsuit, filed in D.C. Superior Court, alleges that Amazon has used anti-competitive agreements and policies to force third-party vendors to incorporate artificially high fees when they operate on its platform.
Racine, a Democrat under consideration for a top antitrust role in the Biden administration, said during a news conference that the company has been “illegally abusing and maintaining monopoly power” through the arrangements. He said he hopes his complaint could end the practice.
