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Garber v. Amazon.com, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Illinois

Decided March 31, 2019No. 17 C 673PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Virginia M. Kendall, United States District Judge *770David and Annette Garber sued Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon") and Shenzhen Gangshen Technology Company Ltd. ("Shenzhen") for property damage to their home caused by a fire ignited by a defective hoverboard the Garbers purchased through Amazon's online marketplace, Amazon.com. Plaintiffs sued in state court alleging one count of strict liability and one count of negligence. Amazon removed the case to federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction and now moves for summary judgment on both counts. For the following reasons, Amazon's Motion for…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Anthony Hill v. Daniel M. TangherliniCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  3. Clyde Ammons v. Aramark Uniform Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  4. Midwest Imports, Ltd. v. Les Coval and Joseph Pieciak & Co., P.C.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. Hammond v. North American Asbestos Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Charles Fox v. Amazon.com, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
  2. Morgan McMillan v. Amazon.com, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  3. Heather Oberdorf v. Amazon.com IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
  4. Great Northern Insurance Company v. Amazon.Com, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2021
  5. Heather Oberdorf v. Amazon.com IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019

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