Erie Insurance Company v. Amazon.com, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
The main issue before us is whether Amazon.com, Inc., is subject to liability for a defective product that a customer purchased on its website from a third-party seller with Amazon "fulfilling" the transaction by storing the product and shipping it to the customer.
Trung Cao of Montgomery County, Maryland, purchased a headlamp on Amazon's website and then gave it to friends as a gift. The headlamp's batteries apparently malfunctioned, igniting the friends' house and causing over $ 300,000 in damages. Erie Insurance Company, which insured the house, paid the loss and…
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