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Ted Lieu: So let's say an e-commerce platform is selling a hovercraft that is counterfeit, and they have been told it is…

On the recordJuly 17, 2019
So let's say an e-commerce platform is selling a hovercraft that is counterfeit, and they have been told it is counterfeit, they know it is counterfeit, and then a family buys it, house burns down. Is that e-commerce platform liable for knowingly selling an item that they knew was counterfeit?
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Ted Lieu
Democratic · California

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Inquiring about liability of e-commerce platforms for selling counterfeit items.

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