District of Columbia AG May Appeal Amazon Antitrust Dismissal
The District of Columbia is “exploring all options, including appeal,” of a D.C. Superior Court decision affirming its dismissal of an Amazon antitrust case, a spokesperson for Attorney General Karl Racine (D) said Friday. The court last week rejected D.C.’s…
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motion to reconsider Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo’s verbal dismissal last March of Racine’s complaint (case 2021 CA 001775 B). DOJ supported a second look (see 2204280052). Rejecting reconsideration, Puig-Lugo disagreed that the court failed to accept as true detailed factual allegations of anti-competitive effects. “The District simply repeated vague conclusion after vague conclusion devoid of facts to support the vague conclusions it repeatedly stated.” D.C. may not file an amended complaint, he said. The judge “got this wrong,” said the Racine spokesperson. Amazon didn't comment.