California seeks injunction to stop Amazon's alleged stifling of price competition


FILE PHOTO: A delivery cart loaded with a number of packages from Amazon stands on a sidewalk in New York City, New York, U.S., July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Feb 24 (Reuters) - California ⁠asked a state judge on Tuesday to stop Amazon.com from inflating ⁠prices for consumers through an alleged campaign to bully merchants not to ‌sell goods more cheaply elsewhere.

The state's attorney general, Rob Bonta, sought a preliminary injunction in his 3-1/2-year-old antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, which also seeks to recoup ill-gotten profits.

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