Pa. lawsuit wants Amazon liable for product made by vendor
A Pennsylvania couple wants Amazon held liable for an allegedly defective product sold on its platform by a third-party vendor after a crash on an electric bicycle. Daniel and Cynthia Whiteman sued Amazon and Guangzhou Gedesheng Electric Bike Co. last week in the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas, alleging Amazon owed a duty to “exercise reasonable care” in the distribution of the e-bike. It is blamed for putting the e-bike into the stream of commerce. It’s an issue that courts have wrestled with around the country, but the Whitemans’ cause is helped by federal Third Circuit ...