A California Court of Appeal has held that Amazon may be strictly liable for injuries to customers who bought products from third-party sellers offered on Amazon’s website. (See discussion of Bolger decision...)
In Kisha...more
In a decision that may impact future e-commerce, the California Court of Appeal held in Bolger v. Amazon.com, LLC that under California law, Amazon could be strictly liable for an allegedly defective battery manufactured by a...more
11/17/2020
/ Amazon ,
Amazon Marketplace ,
Appeals ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Damages ,
E-Commerce ,
Online Platforms ,
Product Defects ,
Strict Liability ,
Third-Party ,
Vendors
Consumer demand for natural cosmetics continues to grow. A Bloomberg News article projected the natural cosmetics market to grow over 5% annually and to be worth $48.04 billion by 2025. The article noted that high demand for...more
As we have reported in our previous blog posts (“Beware the “Influencer”” and “The Price of Natural Cosmetics”), courts continue to wrestle with challenges to manufacturers’ claims that their products are “all natural.”...more
The proliferation of social media has transformed the world in many ways including how people communicate, becoming a preferred vehicle for political discourse and an important source of information in litigation. It has also...more
6/3/2019
/ Advertising ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Cosmetics ,
Evidence ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Influencers ,
Marketing ,
Misrepresentation ,
Natural Products ,
Product Labels ,
Social Media