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title: "Amazon's appeal against the lawsuit from UK retailers and consumers was rejected"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/277031953.md"
description: "Amazon has lost in its attempt to dismiss two lawsuits worth up to £4 billion, which accuse it of abusing its dominant market position. The lawsuit filed by competition law scholars on behalf of over 200,000 retailers is valued at £2.7 billion, while the lawsuit filed by consumer rights advocates on behalf of millions of customers is valued at £1.3 billion. Amazon had argued that the allegations were baseless and sought to appeal, but the appeals court has denied its request"
datetime: "2026-02-26T11:35:36.000Z"
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# Amazon's appeal against the lawsuit from UK retailers and consumers was rejected

Amazon lost on Thursday in its attempt to dismiss two large-scale lawsuits brought by retailers and consumers, valued at up to £4 billion ($5.41 billion), alleging that Amazon abused its dominant position.

Competition law scholar Andreas Stephan filed one of the lawsuits on behalf of over 200,000 third-party retailers, valued at up to £2.7 billion.

His lawyers accused Amazon of manipulating the "Buy Box" feature on its website for its own benefit and favoring products that use Amazon's own logistics centers and delivery network.

Consumer rights advocate Robert Hammond also filed a lawsuit on behalf of millions of Amazon customers, valued at up to £1.3 billion, accusing Amazon of abusing a similar dominant position.

Amazon has previously stated that these allegations are baseless. Amazon argued that these cases should not be certified as early steps in the litigation process, partly because the economic methods used to prove these cases are flawed.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal certified both cases last year on an opt-out basis, meaning that members of the claims collective will be part of the case unless they decide otherwise.

Amazon had sought to appeal this decision, but the appeals court rejected that request on Thursday.

Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment

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