法院裁定亚马逊可因亚硝酸钠引发的自杀事件被起诉路透2月19日 - 华盛顿州最高法院周四一致裁定,亚马逊公司(Amazon.com AMZN.O)必须面对其亲属因食用在该在线零售商平台上购买的亚硝酸钠而自杀的家庭提起的诉讼。
法院驳回了下级法院的裁决,即这些家庭不能根据华盛顿州的产品责任法提出过失索赔,因为自杀是其亲属死亡的上位原因。
四个家庭指控亚马逊在其网站上促销亚硝酸钠和其他可能帮助人们实施自杀的产品。
他们说,这家总部位于西雅图的零售商多年来一直知道亚硝酸钠与自杀之间的联系,但却继续不加限制地销售这种产品。
亚马逊及其律师没有立即回应置评请求。
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