Demystifying the Common Law Doctrine Against Monopolization

Written by linakhantakesamazon | Published 2023/11/08
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TLDRPennsylvania accuses Amazon of monopolistic practices that have harmed competition and led to higher prices in the online superstore market. The Commonwealth seeks equitable relief under Pennsylvania common law to address these allegations.via the TL;DR App

FTC v. Amazon Court Filing, retrieved on Sep 26, 2023, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part in this filing here. This is part 77 of 80.

B. Common Law Doctrine Against Monopolization

553. Plaintiff Commonwealth of Pennsylvania repeats and re-alleges and incorporates by reference each and every paragraph and allegation of the Complaint as if fully set forth herein.

554. The conduct to maintain Amazon’s monopolies as set forth in the preceding counts constitutes monopolization in violation of Pennsylvania antitrust common law.

555. Amazon’s conduct in maintaining its monopolies had the following effects: (1) competition in the online superstore market and the market for online marketplace services has been restrained, suppressed and eliminated throughout Pennsylvania; (2) online superstore market prices have been raised, maintained and stabilized at artificially-high levels throughout Pennsylvania; (3) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania consumers have been deprived of free and open markets; and (4) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania consumers have paid supra-competitive, artificially inflated prices for online superstore products and online marketplace services.

556. The Commonwealth seeks all available equitable relief under Pennsylvania common law.

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Written by linakhantakesamazon | The youngest person to ever chair the FTC, Lina Khan rose to prominence from her 2017 book, "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox"
Published by HackerNoon on 2023/11/08