A federal judge has ordered Amazon.com to reveal its relationships with academic researchers in a landmark antitrust class-action lawsuit. The world’s largest online retailer is facing claims of violating federal antitrust price-fixing laws, with an estimated 288 million class members affected nationwide, making it the largest class in U.S. history.
In a ruling issued Aug. 8, 2025, U.S. District Judge John H. Chun of the Western District of Washington granted the plaintiffs' motion to compel Amazon to produce information regarding antitrust research performed by economists, scholars and think tanks that were either solicited or funded by the company and are now central to Amazon's legal defense.
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