PRODUCT LIABILITY AND ONLINE MARKETPLACES: COMPARISON AND REFORM

Autor: Fairgrieve, Duncan, Busch, Christoph, Büyüksagis, Erdem, Garrett, Zachary G., Straetmans, Gert, Karaiskos, Antonios, Linley, Robin D., Markou, Christiana, Paterson, Jeannie Marie, Sharkey, Catherine M.
Zdroj: International and Comparative Law Quarterly; April 2024, Vol. 73 Issue: 2 p477-504, 28p
Abstrakt: AbstractThis article analyses the challenges that online marketplaces and e-commerce pose to traditional product liability doctrines. It uses a comparative perspective to examine whether an online platform can be liable to a consumer for a defective product purchased on its platform, and the adaption of product liability law to this challenge in a series of jurisdictions. It reflects on the role of litigation and regulation, focusing on Europe and the United States, and considers reform in a number of jurisdictions in this area. It concludes with proposals for increasing the accountability of online marketplaces for products sold on their websites.
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