Subrogation, Amazon

Amazon Can (Still) Be Liable in Louisiana

White and Williams LLP on 12/16/2024

On November 25, 2024, in Pickard v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 5:20-cv-01448, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215377, the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (District Court) ruled that Amazon.com, Inc....more

I Spy Claims Against Amazon

White and Williams LLP on 12/12/2023

A federal court in West Virginia recently ruled that a negligence claim could proceed against Amazon related to a spy camera used to take unsolicited photos of a teenage girl. M.S. v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 3:23-cv-0046, 2023...more

Texas Federal Court Rules Amazon Can Be Sued for Defective Product

White and Williams LLP on 6/17/2020

Recently, in McMillan v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 18-CV-2242, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102025, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) could be held liable as a...more

Amazon Feels the Heat From Hoverboard Fire Claims

White and Williams LLP on 11/11/2019

In State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 3:18CV166-M-P, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 189053 (Oct. 31, 2019), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi considered a Motion for Judgment on...more

Amazon Loses – It Is a Seller Under Wisconsin’s Products Liability Law

White and Williams LLP on 9/10/2019

As most subrogation professionals know, Amazon has been fighting products liability claims across the country for some time now. While it has been largely successful in doing so in the past, in a recent decision, Wisconsin...more

Third Circuit Holds Amazon Liable As a Product Seller – Communications Decency Act Not Applicable to Sale and Distribution Strict...

White and Williams LLP on 7/8/2019

Defective products harm consumers. Courts have consistently held, however, that Amazon is not liable for defective products acquired through its on-line marketplace because the company is not a “seller” and is otherwise...more