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Lawsuit against Amazon claiming liability in suicide deaths can proceed, Washington court rules
Twenty-eight families allege Amazon sold high-purity sodium nitrite without warnings or age checks, with the court ruling suicide does not prevent liability under Washington law.
- In a Feb. 19 ruling, the Washington Supreme Court reversed an appeals-court dismissal and allowed a wrongful-death suit against Amazon to proceed.
- Twenty-Eight families filed lawsuits alleging Amazon sold sodium nitrite without adequate warnings and promoted related products on its platform.
- Amazon sought dismissal, arguing it had no duty because the deaths were suicides, while the court said suicide does not automatically bar Washington's Product Liability Act claims and foreseeability should be decided later.
- Advocates note that the families allege Amazon knew sodium nitrite was used for suicide yet allowed sales, while Amazon restricted high-concentration sales last year and the Electronic Privacy Information Center supports the families.
- This story includes discussion of suicide and related materials, and readers should be aware of that context; if you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988 or use online chat at 988lifeline.org.
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Lawsuit against Amazon claiming liability in suicide deaths can proceed, Washington court rules
A lawsuit against Amazon, brought by families who lost loved ones to suicide after ingesting sodium nitrite, can move forward, a court ruled. (AP Photo)
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