Ex-Amazon Seller Seeks Oral Argument in Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award
Former Amazon third-party seller Jiakeshu Technology seeks oral argument on its petition to vacate an August 2022 arbitrator’s award in Amazon’s favor (see 2212010065), Jiakeshu’s counsel wrote U.S. District Judge Jessica Clarke for Southern New York in a letter Tuesday…
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(docket 1:22-cv-10119). Jiakeshu is seeking the recovery of $50,000 in sales proceeds that Amazon seized and the arbitrator let it keep when Amazon deactivated Jiakeshu’s online store for sending out gift cards to entice customers to submit positive reviews. Oral argument “will give both sides a valuable opportunity to respond to questions” and provide “additional context for the case,” Jiakeshu’s counsel told the judge. It can also highlight key points “to present the case more efficiently,” and help the court “thoroughly consider the issues,” she said. Since the case involves “novel issues,” and respondent Amazon is facing multiple upcoming cases with similar fact patterns and issues, “oral argument will help establish legal precedents, which can serve as crucial guidance for future cases,” she said. Amazon doesn’t oppose the request for oral argument, but doesn’t join in it, she said.