Court rules Amazon can be held liable for injuries caused by it's defective goods

Saturday, 15 August 2020

Amazon suffers massive legal blow after California court sides with woman injured by exploding laptop battery and rules the company CAN be held liable for defective third-party goods sold on its marketplace

A California appeals court has dealt a major blow to Amazon, finding that the online retail giant can be held liable for defective goods sold by third-party vendors through its marketplace.

A three-justice panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal on Thursday overturned a lower court's decision that Amazon was not liable for an exploding battery that injured a San Diego woman.

Angela Bolger brought the lawsuit, saying that the battery she bought from Amazon marketplace vendor Lenoge Technology (HK) Ltd, also known as E-Life, gave her third-degree burns when it exploded in 2016.

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