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Australia's ACCC has initiated Federal Court proceedings against Amazon for failing to include mandatory button battery warning labels on children's backpacks sold via its marketplace, potentially ex…
Amazon faces a class-action lawsuit from shoppers claiming it collected hundreds of millions via tariff-linked price increases without passing benefits back after courts ruled those tariffs unlawful.
Amazon’s AWS revenue and profit grow strongly; the company raises $37B via bond sales for AI; legal issues continue in Italy over VAT evasion allegations.
Milan prosecutors seek trial for Amazon's European unit and managers over alleged €1.2 billion tax evasion, despite a prior €527 million settlement with Italy's tax authorities, marking an unpreceden…
Amazon faced two outages in December due to an AI tool error; revenue growth is mainly from third-party sellers, AWS, and advertising. The Washington Supreme Court allowed lawsuits over sodium nitrit…
Washington Supreme Court allows negligence lawsuits against Amazon over 'suicide kits' sold by third-party vendors, challenging Amazon's liability and prompting concerns over product safety.
Washington Supreme Court allows lawsuits against Amazon over sales of sodium nitrite linked to suicides, potentially increasing legal risks for the company.
The New York Times is suing AI startup Perplexity over copyright infringement, expanding legal challenges against AI firms. The Times also has an AI partnership with Amazon while pursuing litigation …
Italian authorities searched Amazon sites for alleged Chinese goods smuggling, seizing 5,000 products and investigating unpaid import taxes and tariffs in Italy and the EU.
New Jersey sued Amazon for denying workplace accommodations to disabled and pregnant warehouse workers, alleging discrimination and wrongful termination, intensifying legal scrutiny on its labor prac…
A lawsuit accuses the EEOC of abandoning investigations into Amazon's alleged discriminatory workplace policies following a Trump administration directive halting disparate impact enforcement, potent…
The FTC is suing Amazon over alleged deceptive Prime enrollment and hard-to-cancel practices; a Seattle trial may last four weeks and could expose Amazon to multi-billion-dollar penalties, threatenin…
Texas signed a law allowing private lawsuits against those who ship abortion pills into the state, potentially exposing delivery services and e-commerce firms to legal and compliance risks; it takes …
A U.S. judge found Amazon violated a consumer protection law by collecting Prime billing details before disclosing terms, clearing the way for FTC claims, potential restitution, and changes to subscr…
A judge found Amazon violated consumer protection law by collecting Prime billing information before disclosing terms, giving the FTC a partial win and exposing executives to potential liability ahea…
A federal judge certified a nationwide class of 288 million U.S. customers in a suit alleging Amazon overcharged buyers via third‑party seller pricing restrictions, exposing the company to large liab…
A federal judge certified a nationwide class of 288 million U.S. customers in a lawsuit alleging Amazon overcharged shoppers via third‑party seller pricing restrictions, exposing the company to large…