US EditionJudge says Amazon needed 100 lawyers to assess 2.25 M documents in competition probe
Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton ruled 100 lawyers could review 2.25 million documents in 15 weeks for the Competition Bureau's probe into Amazon Canada's pricing policy.
- This month, Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton said Amazon Canada faced court-ordered review of more than two million documents and granted some production extensions but denied others in the competition probe.
- The Competition Bureau is examining how product ratings and reviews on Amazon may affect rankings and display, alongside other probes into pricing and market entry, as part of its investigation.
- According to the judge's arithmetic, 100 lawyers could finish reviewing 2.25 million documents in 15 weeks, with each lawyer assessing about 22,500 documents by working 10 hours daily.
- Crampton found Amazon Canada did not proceed as diligently as could reasonably be expected and extended the deadline only to Dec. 15, 2025, rejecting longer extensions.
- Amazon had argued compliance was impossible and insisted it needed eight months to produce the material, while the judge noted Amazon US had already gathered much of the same material in U.S. Federal Trade Commission litigation where more than 100 lawyers reviewed evidence.
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Judge says Amazon needed 100 lawyers to assess 2.25M documents in competition probe
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge says Amazon Canada should have hired "at least 100 lawyers" to go through more than two million documents, in order to meet court-ordered deadlines in an investigation into potentially anticompetitive conduct.
Judge says Amazon needed 100 lawyers to assess 2.25M documents in competition probe
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge says Amazon Canada should have hired "at least 100 lawyers" to go through more than two million documents, in order to meet court-ordered deadlines in an investigation into potentially anticompetitive conduct.
Judge says Amazon needed 100 lawyers to assess 2.25M documents in competition probe
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge says Amazon Canada should have hired "at least 100 lawyers" to go through more than two million documents, in order to meet court-ordered deadlines in an investigation into potentially anticompetitive conduct.
Judge says Amazon needed 100 lawyers to assess 2.25M documents in competition probe
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge says Amazon Canada should have hired "at least 100 lawyers" to go through more than two million documents, in order to meet court-ordered deadlines in an investigation into potentially anticompetitive conduct.
Judge says Amazon needed 100 lawyers to assess 2.25M documents in competition probe
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge says Amazon Canada should have hired "at least 100 lawyers" to go through more than two million documents, in order to meet court-ordered deadlines in an investigation into potentially anticompetitive conduct.
Judge says Amazon needed 100 lawyers to assess 2.25M documents in competition probe
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge says Amazon Canada should have hired "at least 100 lawyers" to go through more than two million documents, in order to meet court-ordered deadlines in an investigation into potentially anticompetitive conduct.
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