1. Amazon Studios Sued by Vendor Over Alleged Kickback Scheme; Owner Claims Blacklisting After Refusing Bribe
Amazon Studios faces a lawsuit alleging a pay-to-play scheme that shut out at least one vendor who refused to play along. Joe Eckardt, owner of post-production company Unbreakable Post, filed suit claiming he was systematically denied work after refusing to pay kickbacks to an Amazon employee. Eckardt estimates he lost...