complaint
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The company didn’t apply the new bidding structure to all advertising auctions, the FTC’s complaint said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Based on numerous internal documents describing its 'hidden' 'surcharges,' Amazon's scheme has likely illegally extracted over 20 billion dollars from its unwitting advertising customers," the complaint says.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
"Amazon overrides and replaces the actual auction results with higher prices set by Amazon to increase its profits," says a complaint filed in the company's home state of Washington.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
“The complaint alleges that Amazon’s scheme has likely extracted tens of billions of dollars from its unwitting advertising customers,” the FTC said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
I watch from across the menagerie as August’s mouth opens in shock, then outrage, and then vociferous complaint.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
The county’s lawsuit includes dozens of complaints of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Honda said it takes all consumer complaints seriously, but contends it hasn’t seen a significant trend in complaints about the CR-V glass damage attributable to safety defects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
It has referred the crash to the police complaints watchdog because a death had occurred following police contact.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Prosecutors said the investigation into Ochoa began in April 2023, after the District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation received multiple complaints about fraud related to Ochoa’s 8A Food Trucks company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Bagwell's public complaints made it hard for courts to appoint other civil lawyers for last-stage appeals in a death penalty case, not that they were particularly inclined to do so.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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