Twelve sets of parents, now plaintiffs from across the country, have all suffered the excruciating blow of a child dying by suicide. They all argue the retail giant Amazon is to blame and are suing the company.
“Amazon was supplying the means for suicide. It was profiting on suicide,” said New York City-based plaintiff attorney Carrie Goldberg.
At issue is sodium nitrite. It’s a common meat preservative when used at a strength of 6%. Court records show between 2018 and 2022 several young people bought the chemical compound at 99% strength on Amazon, then used it to end their lives. At that concentration, it’s so toxic,
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