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Bill Luca

Bill Luca

Bill Lucia is the Washington Standard’s editor-in-chief. He’s covered state and local policy and politics for a decade, nationwide for Government Executive’s Route Fifty and in Seattle for Crosscut.

FTC and 17 states sue Amazon over claims of monopolistic conduct with online retail

By: - September 26, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general are suing Amazon, claiming that the Seattle-headquartered tech and retail giant is engaging in monopolistic and uncompetitive practices. Oklahoma is among the states joining the lawsuit, which the FTC announced on Tuesday. Amazon’s actions violate the law not because it is a massive enterprise, according to […]