Craigslist countersues eBay, saying it broke antitrust laws

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In this April 14 2005 file photo Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster left and founder Craig Newmark center are photographed outside of their office in San Francisco. Craigslist countersued its minority owner eBay Inc. on Tuesday alleging the online auc ...
In this April 14, 2005 file photo, Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster, left, and founder Craig Newmark, center, are photographed outside of their office in San Francisco. Craigslist countersued its minority owner, eBay Inc., on Tuesday, alleging the online auctioneer is competing illegally with the classified advertising Web site. Craigslist's complaint, filed in Superior Court in San Francisco, claims eBay broke laws in a series of actions relating to its own classifieds site Kijiji, which launched last year in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

(AP) -- Online classifieds giant Craigslist countersued its minority owner, eBay Inc., on Tuesday, alleging the online auctioneer is violating federal and state antitrust laws.


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