'I Was Wrong': FTC Atty Flips On Cuts Delaying Amazon Trial

By Rachel Riley

The Federal Trade Commission abruptly backtracked on an in-house attorney's comments about "severe" resource constraints amid the government spending crackdown while urging a Washington federal judge to delay a consumer protection trial against Amazon, with the same attorney telling the court he was wrong in a letter filed hours after a Wednesday status conference.

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