Washington, D.C.’s attorney general sued Amazon on Wednesday, accusing the company of covertly depriving residents in certain ZIP codes in the nation’s capital from access to Prime’s high-speed delivery.
In a lawsuit filed in District of Columbia Superior Court, the district alleged that Amazon stopped fast deliveries service to two neighborhoods in the city.
D.C. is suing Amazon, saying the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents who live in two predominantly Black Washington neighborhoods but is still charging residents millions of dollars for a service that provides speedy deliveries.
The District of Columbia sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents of two predominantly Black neighborhoods in Washington while still charging residents millions of dollars for a service that promises the benefit.
A lawsuit from the Washington, D.C., attorney general is alleging that Amazon deliveries are slower in two majority-Black zip codes in the nation’s capital. The lawsuit, from D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, alleges that the tech giant quietly restricted delivery methods for members of its Prime…
The attorney general for the District of Columbia filed a suit Wednesday against Amazon, accusing it of denying two neighborhoods high-speed delivery service.
Washington, D.C.'s attorney general has sued the retail giant for charging residents of two zip codes the same Prime price for significantly slower delivery speeds.
Amazon has been sued by the District of Columbia for providing slower delivery service to customers in two low-income neighborhoods -- including shoppers who pay $139 a year for Prime memberships.
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