The Appeals Court further clarified that the scope of strict liability “has been expanded where necessary to account for market realities” and to “cover new transactions…in today’s business world.”
“Under established principles of strict liability, Amazon should be held liable if a product sold through its website turns out to be defective. Strict liability here “affords maximum protection to the injured plaintiff and works no injustice to the defendants, for they can adjust the costs of such protection between them in the course of their continuing business relationship,” the Appeals Court ruled, reversing the trial court’s judgment.
Jeremy Robinson, the lawyer representing Bolger in the case, commented, “Consumers across the nation will feel the impact of this.”
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