INTRODUCTION
More and more, Americans are buying products online rather than at traditional brick and mortal stores. A significant portion of these online purchases occur through ‘online marketplaces’, which are platforms that connects third-party sellers with buyers. The largest online marketplaces are household names – Amazon, Ebay, and Etsy being among the prominent examples. The products bought on online marketplaces sometimes cause ‘tort injuries’ – personal injury, death, or damage to property (other than damage to the product itself). In these instances, what is the legal liability of the online marketplace for these tort injuries? That is the issue explored in this Essay. Before diving into this topic, a few parameters are worth emphasizing. First, this Essay will only examine how this issue is being resolved in America. The same issue, of course, arises around the globe …
Meier, Luke, The Liability of Online Marketplaces for Tort Injuries in America (June 4, 2026).
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