6th Circuit Finds Amazon Not Liable For Hoverboard That Started House Fire

Mealey's (July 17, 2019, 7:19 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The plaintiffs in a products liability suit failed to establish that Amazon.com Inc. was the seller of a hoverboard offered by a third-party seller in its online marketplace, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found July 5, mostly affirming judgment in the retailer’s favor in a lawsuit centering on a house fire caused by the hoverboard (Charles Brian Fox, et al. v. Amazon.com Inc., No. 18-5661, 6th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 20043)....