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 this area. It concludes with proposals for increasing the accountability of online marketplaces for products sold on their websites.
Duncan Fairgrieve, Christoph Busch, Erdem Büyüksagis, Zachary G Garrett, Gert Straetmans, Antonios Karaiskos, Robin D Linley, Christiana Markou, Jeannie Marie Paterson and Catherine M Sharkey, Product Liability and Online Marketplaces: Comparison and Reform, International and Comparative Law Quarterly. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2024.
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