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- Title
I JUST BOUGHT A DOG COLLAR FROM AMAZON . . . OR DID I? REASSESSING WHETHER AMAZON IS A SELLER UNDER PENNSYLVANIA LAW.
- Authors
Costa, Shannon
- Abstract
The article discusses the court case Oberdorf v. Amazon II which examines whether e-commerce firm Amazon.com is liable for an injury suffered by a customer who bought a dog collar on the firm's website. Topics noted include the decision of the Third Circuit stating that Amazon is a seller making it liable for products, the provisions and limitations of the Communications Decency Act, and the legal remedies on how to assess the issue of liability for defective products sold by third parties.
- Subjects
AMAZON.COM Inc.; PRODUCT liability; MANUFACTURING defects; CIRCUIT courts; DEALERS (Retail trade); THIRD party liability; COMMUNICATIONS Decency Act, 1996 (United States)
- Publication
Widener Commonwealth Law Review, 2021, Vol 30, Issue 2, p301
- ISSN
2578-5370
- Publication type
Article