Lawyers for Amazon on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust claim versus the e-commerce giant, arguing the company is assaulting policies that benefit customers and competitors.
Amazon’s reaction came more than 2 months after the FTC– signed up with by 17 states– submitted the historical grievance versus the Seattle-based business, declaring it pumps up costs and suppresses competitors in what the firm calls the “online warehouse store market” and in the field of “online market services.”
In its 31-page filing made in a federal court in Washington state, Amazon pressed back, arguing the conduct that the FTC has actually identified anti-competitive includes typical retail practices that benefit customers.
The FTC’s problem, submitted in September, implicated the business of participating in anti-competitive practices through procedures that hinder third-party sellers from using lower rates for items on non-Amazon websites.
The company stated Amazon buried listings provided at lower rates on other websites. All at once, it kept in mind Amazon was charging merchants progressively greater costs and increasing costs for items by itself website. It likewise declared Amazon kept sellers depending on services, such as its logistics and shipment service, which have actually permitted it to gather billions in income every year.