Amazon Denied Immunity In Sodium Nitrite Suicide Lawsuits: Supreme Court Shifts Burden Of 'Foreseeability' To Online Retailers - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Amazon(US:AMZN) Benzinga·2026-02-20 02:36In a unanimous landmark decision on Thursday, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) must face negligence lawsuits brought by families whose relatives died by suicide using sodium nitrite purchased on the platform.A Duty Of CareThe 9-0 ruling reverses a lower court decision, effectively stripping the retail giant of its legal immunity in cases where its marketplace is used to distribute lethal substances, reported Reuters.The high court rejected the long-standing legal argumen ...