Product Liability and Online Marketplaces: Comparison and Reform
Duncan Fairgrieve,
Christoph Busch,
Erdem Büyüksagis
et al.
Abstract:This 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… Show more
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