Ohio v. Klein
April 22, 2026
In February 2026, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office charged an individual in connection with her alleged role in rigging bids to artificially inflate prices in online auctions. A Franklin County, Ohio grand jury indicted the defendant on counts of price fixing, bid-rigging, telecommunications fraud and identity fraud. The indictment alleges that the defendant used fake…
FTC and Plaintiff States v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-01495 (W.D. Wash. Sept. 26, 2023)
September 27, 2023
The FTC and plaintiff states alleged that Amazon, an online retail and technology company, is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon’s actions allow it to stop rivals and sellers from lowering prices, degrade quality for shoppers, overcharge sellers,…
