Federal Court Says Amazon Can Be Sued Over Defective Product

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A federal appeals court has ruled that Amazon can be sued over a defective product sold by one of its third-party vendors.
A Pennsylvania woman sued after a retractable dog leash she bought online snapped and hit her four years ago, leaving her permanently blind in one eye.
In a 2-1 decision released last week, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said Amazon can be classified as a seller in part because it doesn’t allow customers to communicate d