Seattle Passes Tax on Big Business to Fight Homelessness
The Seattle City Council voted today to fund homeless services with a $275-per-employee tax on the city’s largest businesses, including Amazon.
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Rensselaer v. Amazon
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute claims in a federal complaint that voice-powered Amazon products like Alexa infringe its patent for processing language inputs.
Read moreBogus!
The FTC brought a federal complaint against defendants it says lured consumers into buying expensive “business opportunities” with purported “secrets for making money on Amazon,” that violate Amazon policies and don’t deliver results.
Read moreAmazon to Pay $1.2 Million for Illegal Pesticide Sales
The Environmental Protection Agency says it has reached a $1.2 million settlement with Amazon over the sale of illegal pesticides.
Read moreCompassionate Cannabis
A woman claims in court that Amazon pulled a contingent employment offer because she uses medical marijuana as a treatment for diseases that cause muscle and nerve deterioration.
Read moreAmazon Narrows List to 20 for Its Second Headquarters
Amazon has narrowed its hunt for a second headquarters to 20 locations, concentrated among cities in the U.S. East and Midwest. Toronto made the list as well, keeping the company’s international options open.
Read moreTrump Blasts Post Office, Amazon Over Shipping Rates
President Donald Trump took aim at the U.S. Postal Service Friday, saying the agency is “losing many billions of dollars a year” and asking why it is “charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages.”
Read moreLuxembourg Appeals $295 Million EU Amazon Ruling
Luxembourg is appealing a European Union decision that it has to claw back some $300 million in back taxes from Amazon.
Read moreCharges Dropped in Amazon Echo Murder Case
An Arkansas judge agreed Wednesday to dismiss a murder charge against a man whose Amazon Echo was used to help build the case against him.
Read moreAmazon, Apple Cleared in Dispute Over ‘Gronk’ Erotic Novel
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a judgment Tuesday against an Ohio couple that sued Amazon, Apple and Barnes and Noble for distributing an unexpected erotic-fiction hit that used their engagement picture and told the story of a married woman’s romantic interest in New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.
Read moreThe OC Woos Amazon With Legislative Tax Deal for New HQ
Dangling a potential billion-dollar tax break for Amazon, a state Republican lawmaker said Monday he will introduce legislation intended to lure the company’s $5-billion new headquarters to California.
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Amazon Must Pay $295 Million in Back Taxes, EU Says
Amazon has to pay $295 million in back taxes to Luxembourg, the European Union ordered Wednesday, in its latest attempt to tighten the screws on multinationals it says are avoiding taxes through sweetheart deals with individual EU states.
Read moreAmazon Faces Court Battle on State Tax Records
Taking a tax dispute with Amazon to court, Massachusetts regulators say the e-commerce behemoth cannot shield its records on third-party vendors.
Read moreNinth Circuit Won’t Revive Amazon Pricing Class Action
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday rejected a Californian’s bid to revive a class action challenging Amazon’s policy of compelling arbitration, citing a provision in the online retailer’s conditions of use.
Read moreClass Claims Amazon Sold Shoddy Eclipse Glasses, Partially Blinding Them
In a federal class action, two South Carolinians claim they were partially blinded by watching the Great American Eclipse through defective Solar Eclipse Glasses they bought from Amazon.com.
Read moreAppeals Court Asked to Revive Beef Over Amazon List Prices
Critics have long charged that Amazon uses deceptive listings to mislead consumers into believing they are receiving steep discounts, and a California man on Wednesday asked the Ninth Circuit to overturn a ruling that sent his class action against the alleged practice to arbitration.
Read moreFlorida Church Sues Amazon, Law Center Over Hate-Group Listing
A Florida ministry accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of defamation after the center’s hate-group designation caused Amazon to deny the church’s application to fundraise through the internet giant’s charitable website.
Read moreTrump Attacks Amazon for ‘Great Damage’ He Says It’s Done Traditional Retailers
President Donald Trump renewed his attacks at online retail giant Amazon Wednesday morning, accusing the company of harming traditional brick-and-mortar retailers and emptying American cities of the jobs they create.
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