The FTC and a coalition of 17 state attorneys general sued Amazon in September. They alleged that the e-commerce giant engaged in “punitive and coercive tactics” to maintain various retail monopolies. The alleged monopolies include actions and policies that affect marketplace sellers responsible for 60% of unit sales on Amazon.
At the center of Amazon’s request to dismiss the case is the company’s position that the business practices called into question as anticompetitive instead represent “the very essence of competition.” The company filed its 31-page response in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
