Federal Court Determines Amazon Is Not a “Seller” Of Third-Party Marketplace Products Under Illinois Law
By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21
On March 9, 2021, the Northern District of Illinois ruled in favor of Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”) on claims stemming from a house fire that was allegedly caused by defective hoverboards sold by two third-party sellers via Amazon’s online marketplace. The court granted summary judgment after determining that Illinois’s highest court likely would not consider Amazon a “seller” of the hoverboards—an issue that has divided courts across multiple jurisdictions....
By: King & Spalding