World’s Largest Online Retailer Not Liable for Defective Product Sold Through Its Marketplace.

After being blinded in one eye by a defective product purchased through the retailer’s marketplace (but manufactured, sold and shipped by a non-party vendor), the plaintiff sued the retailer on multiple theories, including strict liability. The court held that the retailer is not strictly or otherwise liable for making its electronic platform available to sellers and is not itself a seller under Pennsylvania product liability principles.