Amazon Pushes to Undo New Jersey Hoverboard Liability Ruling

Amazon.com Inc. wants a federal court in New Jersey to rescind or put on hold a ruling saying it can be held liable in that state for the sale of an allegedly defective hoverboard on its marketplace.

The Aug. 26 ruling should be undone or reconsidered because it relies on a Third Circuit panel decision that was just vacated so that the full appeals court may consider Amazon’s liability in another product liability case, the company said in a letter to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ...