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Docket nos. 2:23-cv-01495. Federal Trade Commission, et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc. is a lawsuit brought against the multinational technology company and online retailer Amazon in 2023. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by the attorneys general of seventeen U.S. states, alleges that Amazon holds and abuses an online retail monopoly. [ 1][ 2]
In 1984, [10] [non-primary source needed] the FTC began to regulate the funeral home industry in order to protect consumers from deceptive practices. The FTC Funeral Rule requires funeral homes to provide all customers (and potential customers) with a General Price List (GPL), specifically outlining goods and services in the funeral industry, as defined by the FTC, and a listing of their prices.
Moreover, higher menu prices could scare away customers, plus diners would have to pay higher sales tax. Galit would also have higher payroll taxes. And the service charge aims to address issues ...
FTC Assistant General Counsel [33] Robert Pitofsky: Democratic June 29, 1978 – April 30, 1981 April 11, 1995 – May 31, 2001 Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection [34] Sheila F. Anthony: Democratic September 30, 1997 – August 1, 2003 Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs [35] Timothy Muris: Republican June 4, 2001 ...
In the original complaint, the FTC and state plaintiffs claimed that Amazon has harmed consumers by, among other things, cramming its online marketplace full of irrelevant advertising, which ...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com that accused the online retail giant of overcharging customers and independent sellers on its platforms as the $1 trillion ...
The Funeral Rule, enacted by the Federal Trade Commission on April 30, 1984, and amended effective 1994, is a U.S. federal regulation designed to protect consumers by requiring that they receive adequate information concerning the goods and services they may purchase from a funeral provider. All U.S. funeral providers must comply with The ...
Amazon used a secret algorithm to essentially help raise prices on other online sites and also “destroyed” internal communications as the Federal Trade Commission undertook an antitrust ...