No. Amazon's antitrust appeal does not automatically delay worker class certification because the consumer and worker cases sit on separate dockets before different judges. Class certification means a judge allows a large group to sue together in one case instead of filing alone.
The consumer case is De Coster v. Amazon, over marketplace pricing rules for buyers. The worker cases involve Flex drivers and delivery drivers, with their own judges and rulings.
Table of Contents
- What the appeal covers
- Why worker certification stays separate
- Where driver class bids stand
- What shoppers and drivers should do now
What the appeal covers
Quinn Emanuel reports Judge John Chun certified a nationwide De Coster consumer class on Aug. 6, 2025, covering more than 200 million buyers in historic class certification victory. The claims challenge Amazon marketplace pricing rules. King & Spalding reports Amazon filed Ninth Circuit mandamus petition No.
25-3099 on May 14, 2025, seeking reversal of a discovery and class-related ruling by Chun. The U.S. Chamber backed Amazon as amicus. That fight targets the consumer-case record, not driver pay claims.
Why worker certification stays separate
The National Association of Attorneys General framework treats the De Coster consumer claims, Flex tip and classification claims, and labor-monopsony claims as separate dockets. Different judges control scheduling and certification in each case. An order in one docket does not pause another without a specific stay.
That limit is practical. A shopper class can move toward trial while a driver class is denied, renewed, or refiled elsewhere. Readers should track each case by its own court deadline.
Where driver class bids stand
Bloomberg Law reports Judge Barbara Rothstein denied certification of a class of more than 150,000 Amazon Flex drivers over alleged tip theft on July 1, 2025, in Amazon beats class certification in Flex drivers tip lawsuit. The court found class treatment was not superior after Amazon's $61.7M FTC tip settlement. A separate Flex fight also failed.
The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse reports Judge Coughenour denied driver Bernard Waithaka's second certification bid on Dec. 31, 2024, in the contractor-classification and arbitration dispute. Then Reuters, via SRN News, reports New Jersey sued Amazon on Aug. 4, 2026, in Newark federal court alleging illegal monopsony over DSP delivery-driver labor and seeking treble lost pay.
What shoppers and drivers should do now
Hagens Berman reports court-appointed Epiq began De Coster class notice on June 1, 2026, with trial now set for June 14, 2027, in Amazon.com antitrust De Coster case page. The FTC antitrust trial remains set for March 29, 2027, after Chun denied Amazon's Oct.
9, 2026 bid to move it to June 2027. There is no claim form or payout yet in the consumer case. Affected people should take these steps:.
- save Epiq notice letters and emails, and note the sender and case name
- calendar exclusion and opt-out deadlines through trial
- watch only the docket that covers your role as shopper or driver