Amazon settles with Washington AG for $2.5M over pesticides sold by third-party sellers

Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 million and to institute a series of reforms to prevent the unlicensed sales of regulated pesticides on its online marketplace in Washington state under a settlement with Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Itҳ the latest case to raise the question of whether Amazon is liable for products sold by third-party merchants נsomething the company has steadfastly sought to avoid in other circumstances. Ӂmazon sold these regulated pesticides on its site without a license, and without verifying the licenses of Restricted Use Pesticide purchasers, or collecting other legally required information, like the intended use of theŠRead More