Amazon to Face Claims It Tampers With Apartment Intercom Devices

Amazon.com Inc. lost its bid to end litigation over its alleged policy of facilitating deliveries by tampering with “smart intercom” devices at apartment complexes, although the e-commerce giant succeeded in getting parts of the case thrown out.

Judge John G. Koeltl let the lawsuit move forward Thursday, saying it’s plausible Amazon violated computer fraud laws, misappropriated trade secrets, and wrongfully interfered with GateGuard Inc.'s business by hijacking its “AI Doorman” product to facilitate building access for delivery drivers.

But the judge dismissed antitrust claims based on the theory that Amazon’s policy was part of a wider-ranging scheme to corner the ...