Amazon hit with fresh class action-style suit in UK — $3.4B in competition damages sought for 200,000+ sellers

Since the U.K. lawsuit is an opt-out collective action, eligible sellers are automatically included unless they ask not to be included. There are no costs for sellers to be included but if the claim prevails any sellers who have not opted out will be entitled to a share of any compensation or settlement.

| Published: Thursday, 27 June 2024 | 1 minute read

Asked whether Stephan sees any prospect of the two collective U.K. competition abuse claims being combined, he told TechCrunch: “It is too early at this stage to say whether our claim will be heard as a standalone claim or whether it could be combined. What we can say is that we are confident we have set out a compelling case on behalf of the class we are seeking to represent, we have a compelling methodology and we will do everything we can to progress the matter in a timely manner.”

As noted above, the wave of competition litigation targeting Amazon follows years of antitrust scrutiny in the U.K. and Europe over its use of third-party sellers’ data and concerns its marketplace is not a level playing field.

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