Judge Tosses Insurer’s Product Liability, Misrepresentation, Fraud Claims Against Amazon

Mealey's (March 11, 2021, 1:39 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois on March 9 granted Amazon.com Inc.’s motion for summary judgment on claims for product liability, negligent misrepresentation and statutory consumer fraud in an insurer’s subrogation lawsuit alleging that Amazon and two Chinese companies are responsible for defective hoverboards that purportedly caused fire damage to its insureds’ home....