US hoverboard fire lawsuit against Amazon can move forward


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  • Wednesday, 10 Jul 2019

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2015 file photo, a young man rides a hoverboard along a Manhattan street toward the Empire State Building, in New York. A Tennessee family's lawsuit against online retailer Amazon over a hoverboard fire that destroyed their home can move forward. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a Friday, July 9, 2019, ruling said Amazon was aware of complaints about hoverboards catching fire and exploding. The Seattle-based company even launched an investigation that led to its ceasing all hoverboard sales worldwide. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

NASHVILLE, Tennessee: A Tennessee family can press its lawsuit against online retailer Amazon over a hoverboard fire that destroyed their home, an appeals court has ruled, saying the company was aware of complaints about the devices catching fire and exploding. 

The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals’ July 5 ruling also noted that the Seattle-based company had even launched an investigation that led to its ceasing all hoverboard sales worldwide. 

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