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Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court

Aug. 22, 2022

Exploding face wand suits say Amazon is liable for products it sells

“Thankfully the California Supreme Court has ruled that they act differently than a traditional mall landlord or someone who’s just providing the land at which a marketplace operates because of several factors,” said plaintiffs’ attorney Eduardo Martorell of Martorell Law APC.

Customers who claim they were injured when a skin care product purchased from Amazon exploded are moving toward trial after a June ruling by the state Supreme Court finding Amazon liable for hazardous products bought through their marketplace.

The new proposed class action involves a NuDerma Skin Wand, “a high frequency skin care wand that is supposed to have beneficial aspects to it when it’s applied to one’s face,” the plaintiff’s attorn...

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