Illinois, Indiana Among 22 States and FTC to Sue Amazon over Inflated Advertising Prices

FTC, 22 states sue Amazon, alleging hidden ad-auction fees cost customers billions

Regulators say Amazon did not disclose a disputed tactic to the more than 1 million brands and sellers that rely on its marketplace.

Illinois, Indiana among 22 states and FTC to sue Amazon over inflated advertising prices

The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states, including Illinois and Indiana, filed a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon on Monday claiming that it defrauded advertising customers.

Indiana joins FTC in suing Amazon over 'hidden auction fees'

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) -- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, along with the Federal Trade Commission and 20 other states, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Amazon overcharged businesses by potentially billions. The Amazon lawsuit comes just a week after the Indiana Attorney General and 28 other state attorneys reached a $17.1 billion settlement with [...]

NC attorney general accuses Amazon of overcharging advertising customers more than $20B in lawsuit

North Carolina took legal action Monday against Amazon over an alleged illegal pricing scheme that overcharged more than 1.2 million advertising customers over $20 billion since 2019, the attorney general's office said.

Attorney General Raoul Joins FTC In Filing Lawsuit Against Amazon Over Secret Ad Surcharge Scheme

CHICAGO – Attorney General Raoul joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Amazon alleging the company engaged in deceptive and unfair practices that secretly inflated prices in its online search advertising auctions.In their lawsuit, Raoul and the coalition allege that for over seven years, Amazon has covertly and substantially increased the prices that more than one…

FTC files lawsuit against Amazon

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon.