Wash. High Court Answers Certified Questions On Amazon Pandemic Price Increases

(August 8, 2024, 2:44 PM EDT) -- OLYMPIA, Wash. — Price gouging may be an unfair act under Washington’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA), but a 15% price increase during a declared emergency is not automatically prohibited, the Washington Supreme Court majority ruled Aug. 8, answering reformulated questions certified by a Washington federal court in a putative class suit over Amazon.com Inc.’s price increases during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic....