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Torts/Personal Injury,
Administrative/Regulatory

Aug. 6, 2024

The legal and practical implications of In the Matter of Amazon, Inc.

Amazon plans to challenge the CPSC’s ruling, and the outcome may be influenced by recent changes in administrative law interpretations by the Supreme Court.

Jeremy K. Robinson

Partner Casey, Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt & Penfield LLP

110 Laurel St
San Diego , California 92101-1486

Phone: (619) 238-1811

Fax: (619) 544-9232

Email: jrobinson@cglaw.com

Jeremy is chair of the firm's Motion and Appellate Practice.

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In an important victory for consumers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the federal organization charged with enforcing the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), recently ruled that Amazon is a product "distributor" under the CPSA, at least for products involved in the Fulfilled by Amazon program. As a result, Amazon must take corrective measures with respect to roughly 400,000 consumer products in that program - which lets companies outsource order fulfil...

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