Hail "speedy" US _appellate_ justice! :-)

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/21/05/01/1948247/court-rules-amazon-liable-for-hoverboard-that-burst-into-flames
> Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday May 01, 2021
> The case began in 2015 when a California woman named Loomis gave her
> son a hoverboard for Christmas in 2015 — and less than a week later
> its lithium-ion batteries exploded while charging:
> https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/column-a-hoverboard-burst-into-flames-it-could-change-the-way-amazon-does-business/ar-BB1gbkT6
>> In pursuing his case on Loomis' behalf, Dolan found that the *Chinese*
>> manufacturer and its U.S. distributor had gone out of business,
>> "leaving only Amazon to be held accountable for the injuries to
>> Ms. Loomis and the damages to her home." Amazon prevailed in the
>> original case. An L.A. judge agreed with the Seattle company that it
>> was merely an "online advertiser" and not responsible for the
>> third-party products it sells. The lawsuit was dismissed in March
>> 2019.
>> This week's appellate court decision overturns that ruling, holding
>> Amazon accountable for the products it allows third parties to sell on
>> its website. […]

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