The fanciful, long-running lawsuit in which class action specialists Hagens Berman are trying to prove that Amazon has monopoly control of the US ebook market took a big step towards actually making it to a potential trial. The case tries to demonstrate that Amazon’s position actually harms consumers by inhibiting price promotions and new business models through contract provisions that are effectively MFNs. On October 1, Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein recommended confirming the proposed class of ebook purchasers from January 2017 until the certification of the class. As previously reported, the attorneys’ expert witness estimates that Amazon overcharged consumers […]
