Tag: legal action
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Europe top court rules Amazon should not sell third party knock-off Louboutin shoes
Amazon could be held responsible when third-party sellers misuse trademarks on its site. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) made the ruling on Thursday, after courts in Belgium and Luxembourg asked for its opinion on a case raised by French shoemaker Christian Louboutin in 2019. Louboutin argued that Amazon was breaching trademark rights by capitalising…
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Amazon bans thousands of Facebook groups offering discounted products for reviews
Amazon and Facebook partnered to purge their site out of individuals and businesses assisting with what they call ”fake reviews”. They announced this approach in a press release found on their About Amazon blog. Whenever someone receives a free or heavily discounted product in exchange for publishing a review on Amazon’s site, Amazon sees this…
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Amazon.com is now inviting customers to sue them in courts
As you know, Amazon.com recently dropped their infamous binding arbitration clause from customer agreements, which means that Amazon customers will be able to sue the company in courts, rather than have to seek an arbitrator. The lawsuits should be brought in the courts of the state of Washington and exclude class actions. Unfortunately, the change…
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Suspended Amazon seller gets a record breaking award after spending $200000 on legal fees
An Amazon seller in the United States spent 18 months and $200,000 in legal fees fighting for his withheld funds and seized inventory following Seller Account deactivation over authenticity issues. In the end, he received about half the $1.4 million in restitution requested. But the biggest victory was the acknowledgment that the world’s largest online…
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Amazon can be held liable for defective products sold by third party sellers
[whohit]Amazon can be held liable for defective products sold by third party sellers[/whohit]On Thursday, the California Fourth District Court of Appeals decided that Amazon can be held liable for damages caused by a defective replacement laptop battery that caught fire and gave a woman third-degree burns. The woman, Angela Bolger, alleges she bought the laptop…
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EBay apologizes after six of it’s executives are charged with cyberstalking and harassment
[whohit]EBay apologizes after six of it’s executives are charged with cyberstalking and harassment[/whohit]If you believe that I (Kika Angelic) am the only prolific seller community member who was cruelly abused by the highest position executives of a tech giant company, read this article which contains the press release of the US Department of Justice. I…
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Suspended Amazon Seller Sues 7 Brands For Defamation
[whohit]Suspended Amazon Seller Sues 7 Brands For Defamation[/whohit]A Pennsylvania hobby goods reseller on Thursday 7.May filed a defamation lawsuit accusing Mattel, Rubik’s Brand, Velcro and four other companies of falsely claiming it sold counterfeit products, causing Amazon.com to revoke it’s selling privileges. Modellbahn Ott Hobbies, which operates as Supreme Hobbies, said Amazon suspended it’s online…
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Amazon loses appeal against closure of French FBA warehouses
[whohit]Amazon loses appeal against closure of French FBA warehouses[/whohit]On Friday, Amazon lost their appeal in France against the government’s decision to keep their FBA warehouses closed due to health and safety concerns. A court in Paris upheld a ruling that Amazon must stop selling nonessential goods as it carries out a risk assessment on how…