On July 3, 2019, a panel of the Third Circuit Court decided the appeal of the Pennsylvania Federal Court ruling in Oberdorf v. Amazon.com Inc., a groundbreaking decision in Pennsylvania Product Liability Law. The Third Circuit found that online retailer Amazon qualified as a “Seller” under Pennsylvania Product Liability Law, making it strictly liable for injuries…
The world of commerce is changing rapidly. It’s evermore common for us to buy our products online and receive them from the FedEx or UPS driver rather than actually drive to a store and buy products the old fashioned way. As consumer behavior changes, our laws need to keep pace. This includes the laws addressing…