US EditionAmazon Must Face Price Gouging Lawsuit, US Judge Rules
Judge Lasnik ruled it is plausible Amazon allowed price gouging during COVID-19, with some items rising over 1,000% in price, supporting a class-action lawsuit.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle rejected Amazon.com's bid to dismiss a proposed class-action accusing the retailer of pandemic price gouging, finding a vagueness defense `unpersuasive`.
- Consumers filed a proposed class-action alleging Amazon.com let third‑party sellers charge `flagrantly unlawful` prices and inflated its own prices from January 31, 2020 to October 20, 2022.
- The complaint documents steep price jumps—233% on Aleve, 1,523% on Arm & Hammer and 1,800% on some face masks—during product shortages and online shifts, according to the complaint.
- Plaintiffs point to internal Amazon documents indicating the company knew what price gouging was and told state attorneys general it was trying to prevent it, and plaintiffs' lawyer Steve Berman called the ruling `an important win for consumers.`
- An automated bar code reader scans packages on Dec. 1, 2025 as coverage continues, showing an Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey; Amazon and its lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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A U.S. federal judge has rejected Amazon.com’s petition to dismiss a collective lawsuit accusing the online retail giant of price speculation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision, issued in Seattle, the city where the company’s headquarters is located, represents an important step forward for consumers seeking compensation for the allegedly abusive prices applied in those critical years. Justice Robert Lasnik considered Amazon’s argument t…
Amazon getting sued for COVID price gouging? \ stacker news
TL:DR A federal judge denied Amazon.com's motion to dismiss an active class-action lawsuit accusing it of price-gouging during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Jan. 5, 2026, order from U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik reiterates that plaintiffs have plausibly alleged that Amazon exploited vulnerable consumers who turned to Amazon as a lifeline for consumer goods and food items during a public health crisis, accumulating huge and unjus…
Amazon taken to court for blatant coronavirus price increases - RetailDetail EU
Ten times more expensive toilet paper and fifteen times more expensive aspirin: Amazon is being taken to court in the United States for these flagrant price increases during the coronavirus pandemic. The e-commerce giant wanted to have the case dismissed, but its request was denied.
US judge allows Amazon Covid-era price gouging lawsuit to proceed
A US federal court has refused Amazon’s motion to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the retailer of charging excessive prices for essential goods during the Covid-19 pandemic.The post US judge allows Amazon Covid-era price gouging lawsuit to proceed appeared first on Retail Insight Network.
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