Platform liability for unsafe products sold by third party sellers

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Abstract

Some of the favourite expressions of online platform providers around the world are that they ‘only offer a platform’ and are ‘in no way responsible for statements made or goods offered by third parties on their platform’. However, recent US case law held Amazon liable for physical harm caused by goods sold by a third party on their platform. This blog provides an overview of this case law and looks into the question of whether the EU Product Liability Directive allows a similar approach.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationMaastricht
PublisherMaastricht University
EditionLaw Blogs
Media of outputBlog
Publication statusPublished - 6 Oct 2021

Keywords

  • Platform liability
  • platform economy
  • e-commerce

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