Judge Denies Amazon Seller’s Motion to Remand Its Vacatur Petition to State Court

U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter for Southern New York in Manhattan denied former Amazon third-party seller Cowin Technology's motion to remand to New York Supreme Court its petition to vacate an arbitration award in Amazon’s favor, said Carter’s signed order Wednesday (docket 1:23-cv-03054). Cowin’s amended complaint and motion to vacate are due Sept. 27, and Amazon’s opposition and cross-motion to confirm the arbitrator’s award are due Oct. 25, with Cowin’s reply due Nov. 1, said the order. Cowin is seeking to recover $1.09 million in sales proceeds that Amazon seized -- and the arbitrator let Amazon keep -- when it deactivated Cowin’s account and accused the seller of violating its business solutions agreement by manipulating product reviews (see 2305100001).