华盛顿最高法院允许对亚马逊市出售自杀致人死亡化学品提出诉讼。 Washington Supreme Court allows lawsuits against Amazon over sale of suicide-causing chemical.

华盛顿最高法院裁定,亚马孙亚马逊可由声称该公司出售高纯度亚硝酸钠(用于食品保存和金属提炼)从而导致自杀的家庭提起诉讼。 The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that Amazon can be sued by families who say the company’s sale of high-purity sodium nitrite—used in food preservation and metal refining—contributed to suicides. 法院驳回了亚马逊关于自杀是替代原因的说法,允许诉讼向前推进。 The court rejected Amazon’s claim that suicide is a superseding cause, allowing the lawsuits to move forward. 亚马逊家庭声称,亚马逊河流域家庭未能提供充分的警告或限制该化学品的销售,如果滥用,这种化学品可能会致命。 The families allege Amazon failed to provide adequate warnings or restrict sales of the chemical, which can be lethal if misused. 该决定突出了在线市场对第三方产品安全的潜在责任。 The decision highlights online marketplaces’ potential responsibility for third-party product safety.