
Despite both UK and US courts previously dismissing cases about Apple and Amazon allegedly colluding over prices, a new lawsuit has been filed to see if it can do any better.
Apple and Amazon have been accused of price-fixing
The accusation in each case is that Amazon and Apple made a secret deal that placed unfair restrictions on independent retailers selling Apple devices on Amazon. Consequently the suit claims that consumers suffered harm as the two firms were able to maintain higher prices than they would.
This case was filed in the US in 2022 and was ultimately dismissed in September 2025. Similarly, Professor Christine Riefa later brought a mass lawsuit — the British equivalent of a class action — to the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).
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