Washington State’s Supreme Court allows families’ lawsuit against Amazon to proceed, examining if the company’s sales practices are linked to suicide deaths.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Editor’s note: The above video originally aired Sept. 9, 2025.
The Washington Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a lawsuit against Amazon, brought by families who lost loved ones to suicide after ingesting sodium nitrite, can move forward, rejecting arguments that the case should be dismissed before trial.
Twenty-eight families have filed lawsuits against Amazon, alleging the company is responsible for the suicide deaths of their teenage and adult children who ingested sodium nitrite bought through the site.
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