Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Amazon sues former executive over Google Cloud role
Lawsuit filed
Amazon filed a lawsuit against former AWS marketing vice president Brian Hall, alleging that he violated a noncompete agreement after taking a role at Google Cloud. Amazon asked the court to prevent Hall from working at Google for the agreement’s 18-month duration; Hall challenged the clause’s enforceability.
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Amazon.com Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Brian Hall, a former vice president of product marketing at Amazon Web Services Inc., alleging that he has violated the terms of a noncompete agreement after taking up a new role at Google Cloud, one of the company’s main competitors.
Amazon has asked the court to issue an injunction preventing Hall from taking up employment with Google for the 18-month duration of the noncompete clause in his contract with the company.
Hall "helped develop and knows the entire confidential Amazon cloud product roadmap for 2020-21," Amazon said in its lawsuit, filed on May 18.
2020
Small business owners protest Amazon CEO's visit to India
Public backlash
A group of small business owners protested Jeff Bezos's visit, with protests held across 300 cities in India; the Confederation of All India Traders criticized Amazon.
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While Bezos appeared on stage, a group of small business owners criticized his trip, hosting protests across 300 cities in India.
The company also faces a fresh antitrust probe by India's antitrust watchdog.
2020
Amazon reaches settlement with U.S. Treasury over alleged sanctions violations
Settlement
Amazon reached a settlement with the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control over alleged sales to individuals in countries subject to U.S. sanctions. The Treasury Department said Amazon would pay $134,523.
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The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that Amazon will pay $134,523 for selling products or services to people in sanctioned countries, a small fine considering that the company is believed to be worth over $1.5 trillion.
Amazon reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for allegedly selling to individuals in countries being sanctioned by the U.S. government.
Amazon will pay $500,000 to support enforcement of California's consumer protection laws after the company was accused by the state's attorney general of concealing COVID-19 infections among employees.
2020
USITC to investigate Neodron patent allegations against technology companies
Investigation
The US International Trade Commission said it would investigate whether touchscreen devices made by Apple, Amazon and other companies involved alleged patent infringement. Neodron had alleged that the companies infringed four patents it owned; the source reports the investigation was to follow Neodron's February lawsuit.
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其他被告公司也包括亞馬遜、華碩 (2357-TW)、LG、微軟 (MSFT-US)、索尼、以及三星。
美國國際貿易委員會 (ITC) 表示，將針對蘋果 (AAPL-US)、亞馬遜 (AMZN-US) 等製造的觸控螢幕設備是否涉及專利侵權行為進行調查。
該公司聲稱蘋果等公司侵犯了 Neodron 擁有的電容式鍵盤和傳感器相關的四項專利
2019
Lawsuit over X-Men animated series theme song
Lawsuit filed
Zoltan Krisko sued Marvel Entertainment and other companies, alleging copyright infringement over similarities between the X-Men: The Animated Series theme and the theme of the Hungarian television show Linda. The article says the lawsuit also lists Disney, Fox, and Amazon.
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the iconic instrumental opening rips off the theme song from a 1980s Hungarian TV show called X-Men: The Animated Series, and you can listen to both songs below to see if you think he has a point.Linda
Disney, Marvel, Haim Saban, and others are named in the suit because of their association with the animated series itself, but Krisko is also going after Amazon and Apple for allegedly violating Vukan's copyright by selling episodes of the show online without the proper permission.
According to Deadline, a Florida man named Zoltan Krisko has filed the suit saying he represents Gyorgy Vukan, the late composer of the Linda theme song
2019
Report raises concerns about expired and unsafe food sold on Amazon
Issue disclosure
A report described customer complaints about food arriving spoiled or expired, and concerns from interviewed brands, sellers, and consultants that Amazon's technology and logistics systems allowed expired food to be sold. Amazon said listed goods must meet applicable laws and policies, and that it monitors customer feedback and may remove products or suspend seller accounts for policy violations.
Company response
Clarification — 亚马逊
亚马逊新闻发言人回应称，网站销售的商品（包括不许转售的商品）必须符合法律法规和亚马逊政策。
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亚马逊客户说，从婴儿奶粉到咖啡奶精，从牛肉干到燕麦卷，当食品到货时，有时会变质、过期。外媒调访品牌、第三方销售商、顾问，他们认为亚马逊技术和物流系统存在漏洞，让过期食品有机可乘。
亚马逊称，围绕产品质量和安全问题，每周客户都会提供2200多万条反馈信息，亚马逊会用人力和AI监控这些反馈信息；如果销售商违反政策，亚马逊会剔除商品，或者暂停销售商账户。
亚马逊新闻发言人回应称，网站销售的商品（包括不许转售的商品）必须符合法律法规和亚马逊政策。
2019
UK regulator opens investigation into Amazon's Deliveroo investment
Investigation
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority opened a formal investigation into Amazon's investment transaction with Deliveroo and set December 11 as the deadline for its first-phase decision. Deliveroo said it was cooperating fully with the regulator.
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英国竞争监管机构10月16日表示，已对亚马逊公司对欧洲餐饮外卖服务商Deliveroo的投资交易展开正式调查，并设定12月11日为第一阶段调查作出裁决的最后期限。
而根据今日的最新消息，由于这两家公司未能提交补救措施来缓解竞争担忧，CMA已经对这笔投资交易展开深入的反垄断调查。
但在周五，监管机构表示，亚马逊未能解决“最初的担忧，即它们对Deliveroo的投资可能对客户、餐馆和杂货商不利”。
2019
Amazon sued over online sales of Cuban charcoal
Lawsuit filed
In a controversy noted in 2019, lawyers representing Daniel A. Gonzalez filed a lawsuit against Amazon in Miami. The suit alleged that Amazon profited from online sales of charcoal produced on land expropriated by the Cuban government. Gonzalez sought monetary compensation through the filing. The event centers on the allegation concerning Amazon's online sales of Cuban charcoal and the compensation sought by the plaintiff; no further outcomes or additional parties are specified in the available account.
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The latest suit was filed Thursday in Miami by lawyers acting for Daniel A. Gonzalez, a Cuban-American descendant of the owner of land on which the charcoal is produced.
The Seattle-based tech giant is accused of profiting from online sales of barbecue charcoal produced on land expropriated by the Cuban government.
Cueto, his lawyer, told AFP his client is seeking monetary compensation.
2019
Alabama man sues Ring and Amazon over camera security
Lawsuit filed
An Alabama father filed a lawsuit against Ring and its owner Amazon, alleging lax security standards and claiming that his Ring camera was hacked. The lawsuit alleges Ring failed to provide sufficiently robust security measures, including two-factor authentication. Ring said it would not comment on ongoing legal matters.
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The father of three claims the Ring camera above his garage was hacked, allowing a stranger to talk to his kids "encouraging them to get closer to the camera" as they played basketball in the driveway.
Ring has insisted the problem is with weak or compromised passwords, but the lawsuit alleges "it is Ring who failed to provide sufficiently robust security measures such as two-factor authentication."
Now an Alabama father has filed a lawsuit accusing Ring and its owner Amazon of "lax security standards"
2019
Amazon workers strike in Germany over pay and working conditions
Issue disclosure
Amazon workers at distribution centers in Germany walked off the job on November 29. Verdi alleged that tough conditions, including extreme pressure, were making workers ill and demanded a collective labor agreement. Amazon downplayed the strike’s impact and defended its work environment.
Company response
Denial — Amazon
Amazon insists it is "one of the best employers in the logistics industry."
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Amazon insists it is "one of the best employers in the logistics industry."
Workers at Amazon distribution centers in Germany walked off the job on Friday, escalating a long-running struggle for better pay and working conditions.
The union claims that Amazon is "withholding basic rights" from staff, and forcing them to work under "extreme pressure."
2019
Amazon sues over Pentagon cloud contract award
Lawsuit filed
Amazon sued the U.S. Department of Defense in the Federal Claims Court over the award of a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft. Amazon's spokesperson alleged that aspects of the contract evaluation had clear flaws, errors and bias; the article also reports the Defense Secretary's statement that procurement was conducted without outside influence.
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合同评估过程的许多方面都存在“明显的缺陷、错误和偏见”
美国亚马逊公司当地时间22日向美国联邦索赔法院起诉五角大楼将一项价值100亿美元的云计算合同交予微软。
美国国防部长马克·埃斯珀表示，采购是在没有外界影响的情况下进行的。