A judge dismissed state consumer protection claims against Amazon Inc. as part of a Federal Trade Commission monopoly lawsuit.
Amazon won dismissal of claims from New Jersey and Pennsylvania that accused the retail giant of unfair commercial practices and deception under state consumer protection laws, according to a Thursday opinion from the US District Court for the Western District of Washington.
The states claimed that Amazon violated their laws by using Project Nessie, an algorithm-predicting competitor price changes and inflating prices without consumer awareness.
However, they failed to prove their allegations that Amazon violated their consumer laws by not disclosing ...
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