US EditionFTC asks to delay Amazon trial due to 'severe resource shortfalls'
- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission requested a federal court in Seattle to delay a September trial against Amazon due to severe resource shortfalls, as stated by Jonathan Cohen, an attorney for the FTC.
- Cohen reported that the FTC is facing a dire resource situation because of cost-cutting measures under President Donald Trump's administration.
- Cohen noted that employees have resigned or are on leave, leaving positions unfilled because of a hiring freeze, further complicating the case.
- Judge John Chun requested the FTC to formally submit its request to postpone the trial to later in the fall.
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FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial, says it has resources to litigate the case
The Federal Trade Commission has walked back comments that a lack of resources is interfering with the agency’s ability to be ready for a September trial over Amazon’s Prime program. Jonathan Cohen, a lawyer for the FTC, had asked a federal judge during a hearing on Wednesday to delay the trail and relax deadlines in the case, citing budgetary and staffing shortfalls. But the agency made an about-face later in the day, telling U.S. District Judg…
Citing staff shortage, FTC seeks Amazon case delay
The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge Wednesday to delay a trial in a case accusing Amazon of using deceptive practices in its Prime subscription program, citing staffing and budgetary challenges at the government agency.
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