Judge rules that Amazon isn't liable for damages caused by a hoverboard it sold

Re:Judge rules that Amazon isn't liable for damages caused b... by asfasgasg on Saturday June 02, 2018 @08:43PM (#17217256)

I could imagine maybe a law requiring foreign companies to obtain a bond when selling consumer goods, if they don't have substantial presence in the U.S. This bond would be a surety that consumers could recover damages in the case of negligence, at least up to a certain amount. I don't see the argument for requiring Amazon to perform that service, though.

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Re:Judge rules that Amazon isn't liable for damages caused b... by sk5t on Saturday June 02, 2018 @09:05PM (#17217328)

Suppose the foreign entity decided to flout that law, and never did acquire a bond, or reported a nonexistent bond. Would it be Amazon's responsibility to detect this situation, and what remedy would be available to the customer regardless?

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Re:Judge rules that Amazon isn't liable for damages caused b... by scarface74 on Saturday June 02, 2018 @09:15PM (#17217365)

It should be a registered bond with a trusted source. You wouldn't trust escrow funds that weren't held by a trustworthy party if you were involved in real estate.

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Re:Judge rules that Amazon isn't liable for damages caused b... by sk5t on Saturday June 02, 2018 @09:20PM (#17217383)

Would Amazon then check and enforce the status/claims against the bond as part of processing each order? It's an interesting idea for sure.

It seems like this would put a total stop to inventory commingling, which does sound attractive, at an abstract level.

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Re:Judge rules that Amazon isn't liable for damages caused b... by mohdmasd on Sunday June 03, 2018 @01:30AM (#17218054)

Letter of Guarantee?

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/letter_of_guarantee.asp

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