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On September 26, 2023, the US federal government and 17 state attorneys general filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. The suit was led by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The states include: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.

The FTC alleges Amazon has abused its dominance in e-commerce to harm competition and inflate prices. Specifically, it accuses Amazon of unfairly promoting its own products over third-party sellers, forcing sellers to use Amazon's services, preventing lower prices on competitors' sites, and charging high fees that cause higher prices. The lawsuit says this conduct results in less competition and choice for consumers, slower delivery, reduced options for small businesses, and higher prices on and off Amazon's platform. Amazon is also accused of burying competitors' lower-priced listings, replacing search results with ads, and favoring its own brands. The lawsuit seeks to block these alleged anti-competitive practices.

Amazon rejects the allegations, arguing its practices have spurred competition and benefited consumers with lower prices, faster shipping, and options for small businesses. Amazon said in a statement that the FTC's lawsuit is "wrong on the facts and the law" and that the agency has "radically departed from its mission of protecting consumers and competition." Amazon General Counsel David Zapolsky said that "If the FTC gets its way, the result would be fewer products to choose from, higher prices, slower deliveries for consumers, and reduced options for small businesses — the opposite of what antitrust law is designed to do."

The lawsuit represents a major milestone in antitrust scrutiny of Big Tech under FTC Chair Lina Khan, a longtime Amazon critic. It follows complaints about Amazon's market power in books, cloud computing, and other sectors. In 2017, Khan gained prominence for her scholarly paper "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox" which argued that Amazon has grown into a monopoly.
Consumer advocacy organizations strongly support the FTC's lawsuit as benefiting consumers by confronting Amazon's alleged monopoly power in e-commerce. They see it as a positive development for consumer welfare.
The lawsuit is expected to take years to fully litigate and play out. Antitrust cases of this magnitude typically involve lengthy legal processes. The case will likely involve extensive pre-trial procedures, collection of evidence, hearings, motions, and more before any trial begins. Legal experts say the case could potentially take anywhere from 2-5 years from start to finish. However, some complex antitrust suits have dragged on even longer.
If successful, the case could force changes to Amazon's e-commerce business model and treatment of third-party sellers after years of allegations of anti-competitive behavior.

The following is the 172-page filing by the FTC.

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