Amazon to Pay Up to $1,000 For Injuries Caused by Sellers’ Goods
- Policy follows filing of product safety suits against company
- Feds asked court to hold Amazon liable for third-party items
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Amazon.com Inc. is offering to compensate customers for injuries caused by goods from its third-party sellers, a guarantee that follows numerous lawsuits seeking to hold the world’s largest online retailer responsible for dangerous products purchased from its digital shelves.
In a blog post on Amazon’s corporate site on Tuesday, the company said it would pay shoppers itself for injury or property damage claims under $1,000, which Amazon says account for more than 80% of cases, at no cost to sellers.